Medicine guide

Cefuroxime Axetil

250 mg · Tablet

  • Prescription only
  • Cephalosporin Antibacterial
Active substance
Cefuroxime Axetil
Made by
NorthStar Rx LLC

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What it is for

Medicine groupAntibiotics, antivirals and antifungals taken into the body

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How it works

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Cefuroxime axetil). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

Cefuroxime axetil is an antibacterial drug [see Microbiology ( 12.4 )].

How the body breaks it down

The axetil moiety is metabolized to acetaldehyde and acetic acid.

How it leaves the body

Cefuroxime is excreted unchanged in the urine; in adults, approximately 50% of the administered dose is recovered in the urine within 12 hours.

With food

Effect of Food: Absorption of the tablet is greater when taken after food (absolute bioavailability increases from 37% to 52%).

Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2025-10-15

Safety of the active substance

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Cefuroxime axetil). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

Must not be used by
  • Cefuroxime axetil is contraindicated in patients with a known hypersensitivity (e.g., anaphylaxis) to cefuroxime axetil or to other β-lactam antibacterial drugs (e.g., penicillins and cephalosporins).
  • Known hypersensitivity (e.g., anaphylaxis) to cefuroxime axetil or to other β-lactams (e.g., penicillins and cephalosporins).
Most common side effects

The most common adverse reactions (≥3%) for cefuroxime axetil tablets are diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, and vaginitis (early Lyme disease).

Quoted from the US prescribing label for the same active substance. Your own pack’s leaflet is the authority for your product. DailyMed

Same active substance, strength and form in other countries

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Details

Made byNorthStar Rx LLC
Active substanceCefuroxime Axetil
Used inAntibiotics, antivirals and antifungals taken into the body
Strength250 mg
FormTablet
RouteOral
Packs20 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE · 60 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE
NDC16714-400

Source: NDC Directory · 2026-09-13 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: US Food and Drug Administration, NDC Directory. Reuse terms: US government work (FDA).

Other strengths and forms

32 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.

Same active substance

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.