CEFZIL Reviews (CEFPROZIL)Average Rating: 1.8 (90 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CEFZIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CEFZIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | ear infection | no side effects | When taking cefzil my ear hurt occasionaly | F | 11 | | 12/25/2000 | 1 | Ear infection in my daughter | After one dose my 5 1/2 year old daughter was extremely irritable , crying easily , not even going to take the 2nd dose . Asked the dr to switch it . | The same thing happened 2 months ago she was also prescribed cefzil for an ear infection and I didn't pick up on it til we were a week into the medication but she acted the same way for 10 days . I will never use cefzil again ...... | F | 5 | 250mg 2X W | 1/20/2012 | 1 | 1X day | 5/20/2013 | 5 | strep throat | Vomiting after the first dose, more likely due to high fever or the aweful taste of the oral suspension. | After two doses and a good night sleep the fever of 103 was gone in the morning and only a slight sore throat remains. Very satisfied with the speed of relief of symptoms. | F | 6 | 1 days | 11/3/2006 | 4 | possible strep throat | Taking 500 mg twice a day; lower back & stomach cramps; bladder sensitivity | Throat feels about 75% better after 2 pills (1 day). | F | 37 | 1 days | 12/10/2005 | 2 | possible strep throat | hyper activity; difficultly sleeping | M | 2 | 1 days | 3/1/2006 | 1 | sinus infection and other | We gave my daughter the first dose as soon as we got home and fed her a small meal. Within an hour or two of taking it she went into a hard seizure. She has never had a seizure ever.She was still in it when we got to the hospital which was only 5 minutes away. That was 3 years ago and we steer clear of all ceflaspore products. | M | 4 | 1 days | 12/24/2006 | 1 | bronchial infection | Vomoting and diarrhea. Started about 45 minutes after first dose and lasted about 6 hours. | I have never felt so sick in my life. Could not keep any liquid down. Vomoting and diarrhea was so bad, I lost 3.5 lbs of fluid during these 6 hours. | F | 34 | 1 days | 2/24/2006 | 1 | ear infection | vomiting, stomach cramping after first dose | F | 34 | 1 days | 5/1/2005 | 1 | sinus infection | had a pretty severe allgergic reacion. my entire face blew up like a balloon and did not go down for about 5 days, even after I quit this just one day after starting. my ears almost felt numb, and they were swollen too. | this antibiotic caused more problems for me than the infection is was intended to treat. god awful. | F | 22 | 1 days | 8/11/2007 | 1 | swimmer's ear | EXTREME nausea within a few minutes of taking. | I took one dose of this medicine 13 years ago, and my life has NEVER been the same! I have suffered from nausea ever since. I have even had to go to a university medical center, where they blame this medicine for disrupting my stomach. Cefzil has forever changed my life. Please, NEVER take this medicine! | F | 27 | 1 days | 1/4/2009 | 1 | infected toe | Atfer 2nd dose I began vomiting and had rerrible headache. Did not take 3rd dose. Had dr. Switch to z pack. | F | 40 | 1 days | 1/9/2013 | 1 | Pain in leg - varicose veins | Severe nausea and vomiting within 1.5 hour of taking the drug. Stopped immediately | M | 61 | 1 days 500 2X day | 3/5/2013 | 1 | sinus infection and gastroentritis | I took cefzil on two occasions, the first one sent me to the ER uncontrollable vomiting; I have never been in that much pain and they gave me Benadryl by IV and Rocephen and said I had gastroenteritis....so I take myself off of all meds and go on a good probiotic with recommendations from a great health food store here where I live, as they commented how much weight I lost and I looked, and felt like I was dieing, as I was vomiting and having diarrhea every day with high frequency. So I ignored all docs and did the probiotic....it saved my life. All symptoms went away. I was on several antibiotics before this and did not know it was specifically cefzil causing the "reactions". I was prescribed cefzil again for sinus/throat issues and took one dose of 500mg....with a probiotic. I stayed up all night vomiting uncontrolably and had the most horrible case of diarrhea, then I realized, it was the cefzil all along that was causing everything. My best advice: don't take it, the side effects are not worth it, there are other drugs out there to get the job done without completely making you horrifically sick. The docs missed the diagnosis at the ER...I was having an allergic reaction to cefzil, not gastroenteritis. If you ever start having symptoms that are difficult to deal with when taking a medication don't weather through it...discontinue it and ask your doc for something else. Both situations have taught me to never take this drug again. Hope this helps someo | F | 40 | 1 days 500mg | 10/17/2014 | 1 | Sinus infection | I experienced a severe allergic reaction just 2 hours after taking my first pill. I had uncontrollably vomiting and diarrhea as well as very painful muscular cramps. I ended up in emergency at the hospital and was given 2 bags of IV fluid and morphine. I was just discharged today and still cannot keep anything but water down. Please do not take this drug! It's not worth the risk, i almost died because of my reaction. | M | 41 | 1 days 500mg | 12/3/2015 | 1 | Sinus infection | I experienced a severe allergic reaction just 2 hours after taking my first pill. I had uncontrollably vomiting and diarrhea as well as very painful muscular cramps. I ended up in emergency at the hospital and was given 2 bags of IV fluid and morphine. I was just discharged today and still cannot keep anything but water down. Please do not take this drug! It's not worth the risk, i almost died because of my reaction. | M | 41 | 1 days 500mg | 12/3/2015 | 1 | Secondary infection upper tract | After only one dose I was a mess. Vomiting, extremely exhausted … Did not take the second dose in the evening. Second day still vommiting. Will not put my body through this. Stopped medication. | Hated it. | F | 38 | 1 days 500mg | 4/28/2016 | 1 | pneumonia | Severe non-stop vomiting after taking1 pill | Son became severely dehydrated after hours of non-stop vomiting and was admitted to PICU with kidney failure and extremely low blood pressure. Veins would not accept IV, had to have IV through groin. Three day stay in PICU. Doctors thought this was sepsis due to pneumonia, would not consider might be a reaction to Cefzil. They convinced me that it was not the medication. A year later he was prescribed the same drug for a sinus infection. After 1 pill the vomiting began again luckily this time we knew what to do and immediately rushed him to ER and began treatment. | M | 14 | 1 days 2X day | 5/19/2016 | 1 | Bronchitis | After the second dose I had severe dizziness, excruciating headache, pain, fullness in one ear and now my hearing is affected. I kept a friend up all night in case I needed emergency services. I wonder how long before the side effects subside? I will never take it again. | M | 49 | 1 days 500 | 3/15/2017 | 1 | tonsilitis | Full body of itchy hives + swelling of the lips | F | 10 | 2 days 3ml | 6/7/2014 |
CEFZIL (CEFPROZIL): Cefprozil is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. This medication is known as a cephalosporin antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections. FDA Approval Date: 1991-12-23 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)