Drug
Cefoxitin
Important: Reactions below are the flagged terms from this drug’s
FAERS report history (min. 3 co-reports per term) — PRR/ROR indicate
disproportionality in spontaneous reporting, not causation.
Data from FDA FAERS via openFDA. Last recalculated: 2026-09-14.
| Reaction | Co-reports (a) | PRR | ROR | Signal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drug Resistance | 83 | 57.9 | 62.2 | signal |
| 2 | Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia And Systemic Symptoms | 74 | 51.9 | 55.3 | signal |
| 3 | Rash Maculo-papular | 36 | 29.1 | 30.0 | signal |
| 4 | Eosinophilia | 21 | 21.5 | 21.9 | signal |
| 5 | Nephropathy Toxic | 13 | 20.9 | 21.1 | signal |
| 6 | Circulatory Collapse | 18 | 18.8 | 19.1 | signal |
| 7 | Hyperbilirubinaemia | 10 | 17.4 | 17.5 | signal |
| 8 | Premature Delivery | 15 | 16.8 | 17.0 | signal |
| 9 | Pulmonary Mass | 13 | 15.6 | 15.8 | signal |
| 10 | Anaphylactic Shock | 22 | 15.3 | 15.6 | signal |
| 11 | Hepatocellular Injury | 12 | 15.1 | 15.2 | signal |
| 12 | Deafness | 22 | 15.0 | 15.3 | signal |
| 13 | Cytopenia | 9 | 13.5 | 13.6 | signal |
| 14 | Tubulointerstitial Nephritis | 13 | 12.4 | 12.5 | signal |
| 15 | Anaphylactic Reaction | 38 | 12.4 | 12.7 | signal |
| 16 | Neurotoxicity | 12 | 12.3 | 12.5 | signal |
| 17 | Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion | 7 | 12.3 | 12.4 | signal |
| 18 | Myoclonus | 8 | 12.0 | 12.1 | signal |
| 19 | Bronchospasm | 9 | 11.2 | 11.3 | signal |
| 20 | Pancreatitis Acute | 14 | 11.2 | 11.3 | signal |
| 21 | Premature Baby | 18 | 10.7 | 10.8 | signal |
| 22 | Cholecystitis | 7 | 10.5 | 10.6 | signal |
| 23 | Encephalopathy | 14 | 10.2 | 10.3 | signal |
| 24 | Electrocardiogram Qt Prolonged | 20 | 9.9 | 10.1 | signal |
| 25 | Tendon Rupture | 6 | 8.7 | 8.7 | signal |
| 26 | Thrombocytopenia | 51 | 8.2 | 8.5 | signal |
| 27 | Transaminases Increased | 10 | 8.0 | 8.1 | signal |
| 28 | Sopor | 6 | 8.0 | 8.1 | signal |
| 29 | Hepatitis | 11 | 7.7 | 7.7 | signal |
| 30 | Cardio-respiratory Arrest | 18 | 7.6 | 7.7 | signal |
| 31 | Treatment Failure | 33 | 7.2 | 7.4 | signal |
| 32 | Intentional Self-injury | 8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | signal |
| 33 | Renal Injury | 11 | 6.5 | 6.6 | signal |
| 34 | Erythema Multiforme | 3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | signal |
| 35 | Grand Mal Convulsion | 3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | signal |
| 36 | Cytomegalovirus Infection | 4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | signal |
| 37 | Foetal Exposure During Pregnancy | 17 | 3.7 | 3.8 | signal |
| 38 | Myelosuppression | 3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | no signal |
| 39 | Drug Abuse | 7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | no signal |