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Cefpodoxime proxetil

CAS 87239-81-4

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

95242-58-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cefpodoxime proxetil in plain language

What it is: Also known as Cefpodoxime 1-(ISOPROPOXYCARBONYLOXY)ETHYL ester · 807, cs · 807, Cephalosporin · Banan · Cefodox · CS-807
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Cefpoderm · Orelox · Otreon · Podomexef · Simplicef · U-76252 · U76252 · Vantin · cefpodoxime 1-(isopropyloxycarbonyloxy)ethyl ester · cefpodoxine proxetil · cephalosporin 807 · Cefpodoxime (as proxetil)
What it does: We don't have a plain-language description for Cefpodoxime proxetil yet.
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Cefpodoxime proxetil appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Pharma
Food

USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Food and drug.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Food and drug.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 24 active drug products and 24 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 24 active drug products and 24 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Cefpodoxime proxetil. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
No JECFA evaluation on file.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Cefpodoxime proxetil yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated 2019-02-27
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2026-12-31
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

drugoffice.gov.hk

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Cefpodoxime proxetil in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Cefpodoxime proxetil; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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