The following side effects may occur after administration of cefpirome: Hypersensitivity reaction, allergic skin reactions, exanthema, urticaria, pruritus, drug fever, anaphylactic reactions, anaphylactic shock, interstitial nephritis, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, pseudomembraneous colitis, elevation of liver enzymes and serum creatinine, thrombocytopenia, eosinophilia, hemolytic anemia, granulocytopenia, agranulocytosis, local irritation and pain at the site of injection, dysgeusia.