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SIMPLICEF®
(cefpodoxime proxetil)

Finally, a practical cephalosporin therapy that's once-daily.

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.

Why is it better?

  • Simpler dosing
  • Proven efficacy
  • Demonstrated safety
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.
Packaging

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.
  • 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.
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.
  2. Proprietary data on file.
  3. Plumb, DC. Veterinary Drug Handbook. 3rd ed. Ames: Iowa State Press; 1999: 113.
  4. Proprietary data on file.
  5. Proprietary data on file.
  6. Proprietary data on file.
  7. Proprietary data on file.

Product Information
Material Safety Data Sheet

More Information is available at http://www.simplicef.com.

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