Cefixime (Suprax) Tablets for Gonorrhea Are Back

Courtesy MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Thu, 04/24/2008 - 14:32

ATLANTA -- Cefixime (Suprax) in 400-mg tablets for treatment of gonorrhea is again available in the United States after a nearly six-year hiatus, the CDC disclosed today.

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