Cefpodoxime Proxetil: uses, dosing, side effects & brands
Cefpodoxime Proxetil is a medicine sold in the U.S. under 2 brand and generic names. Below: what the FDA label says, every product that contains it, what the pills look like, and its recall record.
Key facts
- Available as
- Tablet
- Sold as
- 2 products — Vantin and Banan
- Prescription?
- Prescription only
- Generic available?
- Not in our catalog
Every cefpodoxime proxetil product we track (2)
Same active ingredient — different manufacturer, form, price and FDA recall record. That last one is what our independent score measures.
| # | Drug | Rating | Type | Form | Generic? | Pharmacy pays | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64/100 | Prescription | Tablet | No data | — | View → | |
| 2 | Not yet rated | Prescription | Tablet | No data | — | View → |
What cefpodoxime proxetil pills look like
Imprint codes, colour and shape from the FDA’s labelling data. Match the imprint on your pill — or search any imprint.
How long cefpodoxime proxetil keeps
The date on a sealed pack is not the only one: some cefpodoxime proxetil labels start a second clock once the product is opened or mixed, as short as 14 days.
Does cefpodoxime proxetil expire? The in-use limits and storage rules from its labelsWhat people report to the FDA about cefpodoxime proxetil
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) collects reports from patients and clinicians. It holds 1,046 reports naming cefpodoxime proxetil, and the FDA flagged 84% of those reports as serious. The effects reported most often — leaving out reports about overdose, misuse or the condition being treated, which dominate the raw list for common medicines:
- diarrhoea86 reports
- pyrexia80 reports
- pneumonia71 reports
- dyspnoea50 reports
- nausea49 reports
- vomiting49 reports
- fatigue47 reports
- cough46 reports
Read these as a signal, not a rate. A report does not mean cefpodoxime proxetil caused the effect — anyone can file one, and many describe people taking several medicines for several conditions. Crucially there is no denominator: FAERS does not record how many people took the drug, so these counts cannot be turned into “X% of patients” — a bigger number often just means a more widely used or more talked-about drug. Duplicates exist, and publicity drives reporting. For what is actually established, read the FDA label section above.
Source: openFDA drug/event (FAERS), retrieved July 25, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
Can you take cefpodoxime proxetil with other medicines?
It depends on the medicine. We check it against the FDA labels rather than guessing: our interaction checker searches each drug's own label for the other and quotes what it says, naming the section it came from. Run cefpodoxime proxetil against whatever else you take — and remember that a label not naming a drug is not the same as that combination being safe.
What brand names is cefpodoxime proxetil sold under?
We track 2 cefpodoxime proxetil-containing products in the U.S.: Vantin and Banan. They are the same active ingredient; they differ in form, manufacturer, price and FDA recall record.
What forms does cefpodoxime proxetil come in?
Across the brands we track, cefpodoxime proxetil is currently marketed as tablet, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory. Each form is dosed differently — follow the label for the exact product you were prescribed.
Is there a generic cefpodoxime proxetil?
We do not currently list a generic-labelled cefpodoxime proxetil product. That does not always mean none exists — it means none appears under a generic name in the FDA data we track. Ask your pharmacist.
Cite this page
- APA
- pharmaranks. (2026, July 24). Cefpodoxime Proxetil: uses, dosing, side effects & brands. https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/cefpodoxime-proxetil
- MLA
- “Cefpodoxime Proxetil: uses, dosing, side effects & brands.” pharmaranks, 24 July 2026, https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/cefpodoxime-proxetil.
We summarise public FDA and NIH sources — for a clinical claim, cite the primary source we link to as well.
Sources: FDA openFDA drug label, National Drug Code Directory, and Enforcement (recall) database. This page reproduces public FDA data and is not medical advice. Dosing is set by your prescriber.
Read the full FDA label for cefpodoxime proxetil on DailyMed (NIH) ↗.