Omnicef User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)
Omnicef has an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from a total of 49 reviews on Drugs.com. 40% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 33% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Omnicef
- Anonymous
- October 15, 2009
For Middle Ear Infections "My 2 year old has been on this medication for 4 days and yesterday started having severe diarrhea. Her little bottom is raw from it. I have immediately called her doctor to have this medicine changed. Apparently she cannot tolerate it."
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 3, 2023
"Great drug, one dose, and your UTI is pretty much gone but so is all the other bacteria you NEED. This medication made me so violently ill. Vomiting, watery diarrhea, and stomach cramping. Had to pull over while driving to vomit (never had to do that before in my life not even when I was pregnant). Thankfully it has a short duration of activity in the body so by the next day I was ok. But this went straight into the garbage can after that."
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- Osama...
- September 30, 2015
For Strep Throat "Bad antibiotic ... never worked neither for me nor for my kids ... try anything else... 2 days ago I went to hospital with acute throat infection they passed an antibiotic into my bloodstream using a cannula , I went home feeling much better but since they put me on omnicif after wasting too much time taking 2 tablets it came back . Now I am feeling very painful in my throat again."
- NotGo...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- October 12, 2021
For Sinusitis "This medicine made me feel worse than the original symptoms. I usually have a high tolerance for meds, don’t usually get dizzy or feel nauseous ever. But this medicine made me feel as I was suffering from being hung over. I would drive 8 hours later after taking the meds and would feel like I could black out whenever. I would randomly feel nauseous. The headaches were a constant theme. Now that I’ve read the comments I can attribute some of the diarrhea I had to it to. I went back to the dr and was prescribed Doxycycline so I’m on day 4 and I feel better but still suffer from a cough."
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- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 8, 2014
For Sinusitis "Worked very well for severe sinus infection."
- surgery...
- January 9, 2012
For Sinusitis "Today is day 6 of this medicine, and it just isn't working. I would have thought that I would have some kind of relief by now, but not."
- Anonymous
- October 28, 2008
For Sinusitis "This medicine works very well. I didn't have a yeast infection, nor did I have the upset stomach, which I usually have with antibiotics."
- g8rbait
- July 2, 2008
For Sinusitis "Hey, it worked for me with no side effects at all."
- laurie
- September 9, 2011
For Bronchitis "It cleared me right up, stopped coughing like overnight. I am also on methylprednisolone and an inhaler."
- Anonymous
- October 8, 2008
For Tonsillitis/Pharyngitis "My son had strep throat and scarlet fever, and in 24 hours, just like his doctor said, he was so much better."
- JACKT...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 25, 2014
For Bronchitis "Cleared my symptoms in 24 hours after 2 days in the hospital with levaquin iv, which did nothing."
- tracy
- October 11, 2013
For Pneumonia "Precribed 10 days for pneumonia. 7th day presented the worst yeast infection. 35 yo female, otherwise healthy. Discontinued medication and pneumonia has not returned after 21 days."
- Anonymous
- December 21, 2010
For Sinusitis "I've only been on it 2 days, but so far, so good! I feel much better, cough is gone, and no side effects. Will use again if I need it."
- mayte
- June 20, 2010
For Sinusitis "This antibiotic was the best for my sinus infection."
- Anonymous
- April 10, 2009
For Sinusitis "I have only taken 2 doses so far. It seems to be working and I don't have all the side effects. I will use it again."
- jwbig...
- July 3, 2011
For Middle Ear Infections "I have taken this several times for ear infections. I am currently taking for a Strep infection and it has always done great by me with minimal side effects. I recommend."
- Anonymous
- August 21, 2009
For Middle Ear Infections "This drug started working but gave me the worst case of diarrhea. Very hard on the gastrointestinal tract."
- Anonymous
- January 22, 2009
For Middle Ear Infections "My infant had an ear infection and we tried 3 other antibiotics that didn't work. We were about to get referred to a specialist when we tried Omnicef and it worked."
- Anonymous
- August 19, 2009
For Middle Ear Infections "Cured the ear infection but caused horrible diarrhea that continued for a while after stopping it, for 14 month old daughter. Very harsh on the digestive system. "
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 17, 2012
For Tonsillitis/Pharyngitis "Good experience with this antibiotic no diarrhea, or any other side effects unlike amoxicillin and others. It is also working excellently on clearing my tonsils."
- SGeeeee
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 26, 2017
For Bronchitis "Day 5. Still coughing up gunk. Wheezing some. No voice. Not really feeling any relief. Have to call my Dr again in the morning."
- mother...
- October 16, 2009
For Middle Ear Infections "My daughters have been on this for three days for an ear infection. It is not working, they are still running 103 and 104 fevers. Called doctor they are calling in something different."
- Anonymous
- March 24, 2010
For Middle Ear Infections "I'm adult woman with fluid buildup. This medicine cleared up the infection but the fluid is still there. Moderate side effects of nausea. On to something else..."
- Anonymous
- April 13, 2009
For Middle Ear Infections "My 11 month old was treated with Omnicef for ear infection but it did not work. No side effects, just ineffective for her."
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For Strep Throat "I was diagnosed with strep, nasal infection, and a ear infection about 5 days ago. I took cefdinir as directed for 5 days and saw little to no results. Some side affects for me that were not listed were my stool smelling of the dissolved pill and also my urine."