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Tell your doctor about all other medications you use, especially:

• probenecid (Benemid); or

• vitamin or mineral supplements that contain iron.

This list is not complete and there may be other drugs that can interact with cefdinir. Tell your doctor about all your prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start a new medication without telling your doctor.

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

• diarrhea that is watery or bloody;

• fever, sore throat, and joint pain with a severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash;

• numbness or tingly feeling;

• warmth, redness, or tingling under your skin;

• swelling in your hands or feet;

• fast or pounding heartbeats;

• chest pain, shortness of breath.

Less serious side effects may include:

• mild nausea, stomach pain, constipation, loss of appetite;

• anxiety, drowsiness;

• increased night-time urination;

• headache;

• runny nose, sore throat, cough; or

• vaginal itching or discharge.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Tell your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect.