cefadroxil

After the announcement, Glaxo said it will become the leading pharmaceutical company in Egypt with a market share of 9 percent by acquiring 20 branded products in four therapeutic disease areas, including Duricef (antibiotic); Capozide and Capoten (ACE inhibitors); Theragran-H (iron supplement) and Kenacomb (topical steroid).

I wouldn't use first-generation cephalosporins such as cephalexin (Keflex) or cefadroxil (Duricef) in short course, for example, even though those generics are nearly as cheap as penicillin and might be more effective than 10 days of penicillin or as effective as 5 days of one of the approved agents (although they probably aren't).

Cefixime (Suprax) and cefdinir (Omnicef) were each used in two studies, and cefadroxil (Duricef), cefotiam, and cefprozil (Cefzil) were each used in a single study.

Galen said there was strong growth in its core brands, while revenue was also boosted by the Duricef and Moisturel drugs products, which were bought in March 2002.