Omnicef
Omnicef is a antibiotics medication containing Cefdinir, available as 300mg tablets.
- Category
- Antibiotics
- Active ingredient
- Cefdinir
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 300mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Omnicef vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Community-acquired pneumonia · Acute bacterial otitis media · Pharyngitis · Acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis
- Therapeutic Class
- Cephalosporin antibiotic
- Pharmacological Class
- Cephalosporin
- Minor Side Effects
- diarrhoea, nausea, headache
- Moderate Side Effects
- rash, abdominal pain
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Available without prescription
- Originator
- AbbVie
- Onset Time
- 1–2 hours
- Duration
- 12–24 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store at controlled room temperature.
- Drug Interactions
- antacids, iron supplements
- Age Restrictions
- Weight-based dosing applies for paediatric use.
What you will receive
Omnicef is the originator brand name, made by AbbVie. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with AbbVie and do not ship the original Omnicef.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Cefdinir) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.