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. 1998 Aug;42(8):2152.

New Antimicrobial Agents Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1997 and New Indications for Previously Approved Agents

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Volume 42, no. 4, p. 987–988, 1998. The following drug should be added to the table:

Table.

Date of approval Trade name (form) Generic name Manufacturer Indications or use
4 Dec 97 Omnicef (capsules and suspension) Cefdinir Parke-Davis In adults and adolescents: treatment of community-acquired pneumonia, acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, acute maxillary sinusitis, pharyngitis and tonsillitis, and uncomplicated skin and skin structure infections. In pediatric patients: acute bacterial otitis, pharyngitis and tonsillitis, and uncomplicated skin and skin structure infections

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