SIMPLICEF® (cefpodoxime proxetil)

Description:
SIMPLICEF® (cefpodoxime proxetil) is the first oral once-daily cephalosporin that's FDA approved for veterinary use in the treatment of canine skin infections. It's designed to be convenient and a good value for your large dog clients.

Key Features:

• The benefits of compliance.
  96% of veterinarians believe once-daily dosing promotes better compliance. ¹
  
  • 72% of veterinarians say compliance is a major cause of anti-infective therapy failure. ¹
  • Pet owners report they would be more likely to remember to medicate their pet with a once-daily treatment. ¹
  • Pet owners strongly agree that one pill a day is preferred over multiple pills a day. ¹
  • 80% of pet owners believe once-daily treatments would make their life a little simpler. ¹

  The benefits of convenience.
  The once-daily dosing provided by SIMPLICEF helps promote increased compliance that could lead to a better chance of resolution with the first course of treatment.
  

  • Many large dogs can be treated with just one tablet.
  • No more multiple capsules multiple times a day.
  • Film-coated tablets for easier administration.
  • Doses can be given with or without food.
  • 100 mg scored, and 200 mg tablets available in bottles of 100.

  Dosage/Administration:
  The once-daily dosing provided by SIMPLICEF helps promote increased compliance that could lead to a better chance of resolution with the first course of treatment.

  Precautions:
  In animal safety studies, SIMPLICEF was well tolerated at up to 40x the normal daily oral dose for 13 weeks in adult dogs and 28 days in puppies (18-23 days of age).

  Safety has been demonstrated in dogs for up to six months of daily therapy. ⁶

  SIMPLICEF should not be used in dogs that are hypersensitive to penicillin or cephalosporin. Safety in pregnant and lactating animals or breeding male dogs has not been established.

  References:
  

  1. Veterinary/Client Antibiotic Compliance Survey, Pfizer Inc, 2004.
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  3. Plumb, DC. Veterinary Drug Handbook. 3rd ed. Ames: Iowa State Press; 1999: 113.
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