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cefixime
Drug Name Form Strength Formulary Unrestricted Formulary Restricted Non-Formulary Interchange
Suprax POWDER FOR RECONSTITUTION, ORAL 100 mg/5 mL    
Suprax TABLET, ORAL 200 mg, 400 mg    
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ORDERED FORMULATION

FORMULARY INTERCHANGE

NOTES

cefixime (Suprax)

  • 100 mg q12h
  • 200 mg q24h
  • 200 mg q12h
  • 400 mg q24h
  • 400 mg q12h
  • 800 mg q24h

cefpodoxime (Vantin)

  • 100 mg q12h
  • 100 mg q12h
  • 200 mg q12h
  • 200 mg q12h
  • 400 mg q12h
  • 400 mg q12h

 

For peds, change to weight based cefpodoxime dose.

cefixime (Suprax) : cefpodoxime (Vantin)

                0.8 mg : 1 mg

Updated: 24 May 2016 (Suprax)

Last updated: Dec. 19, 2017






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