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Reviewer: 0-2 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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My two year old daughter was diagnosed with a sinus infection and double ear infection and was put on cefdinir to treat these issues. After being on the medication for 5 days she started swelling all over and breaking out in a rash/hives. A trip to the ER told us she having an allergic reaction to the medication. Good news is it treated both her infections - bad news is we can never use it agai
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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My 2 year old daughter had a double ear infection and has not had good luck with amoxicillin so she took this for 10 days and then broke out in a rash with hives all over her body. Freaked me out. Doc didn't say it was from the medicine but clearly it is. She is so sick but it did fix the ear infection. So scary
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Reviewer: Pavithra Hari, on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Caregiver)
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My 10 months old daughter was given this drug after the 3rd ear infection. After the 1st does itself my baby got rashes all over the body. The doctor asked me to give for 1 more day. It made worse the next day. Tomorrow have to call the doctor and ask again.
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Reviewer: Momof4, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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After our then 6year old took all 10 days worth of medicine he broke out into a rash, itching, entire body started swelling to the point he could hardly walk! After a trip to after hours and one ER trip they finally told us it was the medicine and to never give him this medicine again. Needless to say I wouldn't recommend this to my worst enemy.
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Reviewer: Buckeye Dad, 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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Our 11 month old son was prescribed this drug for ear infections after several other antibiotics didn't work. After 2 days of taking the drug, he broke out into hives. I will not recommend this drug to anyone.
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