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Ceftin

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Noun1.Ceftin - a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges
cephalosporin, Mefoxin - one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity


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[dagger]) After taking the medication for 18 days, his sinusitis symptoms persisted, and his physician discontinued Ceftin and prescribed levofloxacin (500 mg 1 time per day), a fluoroquinolone antibiotic.
While amoxicillin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) (Septra/Bactrim), erythromycin and doxycycline are still flrstline drugs for upper and lower respiratory tract infections, it is important to save Ceftin, Vantin, Spectracef, Avelox, Levaquin and Tequin for cases involving resistant pneumococcus, Moraxella catarrhalis and Haemophilus influenzae.
The products at issue, in addition to Zantac and Advair, were Flonase and Serevent for allergies, Zofran for nausea, Imitrex for migraines, Ventolin and Flovent for asthma, and the antibiotic Ceftin.
 
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