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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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Elsewhere in the regional portfolio, GlaxoSmithKline was in the spotlight after a rival pharmaceutical firm gained approval from the Food and Drug Administration to market a generic version of GSK's paediatric anti-bacterial drug Ceftin, which is used in the treatment of mild to moderate infections.
Ceftin Tablets (cefuroxime axetil tablets) Ceftin for Oral Suspension (cefuroxime axetil powder for oral suspension) WARNINGS Clostridium d dle associated diarrhea (CDAD) has been reported with use of nearly all antibacterial agents, including Ceftin, and may range in severity from mild diarrhea to fatal colitis.
Anti-infectives 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.
 
 
 
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