People's Pharmacy

Cefadroxil

Other Brand Names: Duricef, Ultracef

Revised:4/1/2000

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Overview

Duricef belongs to a class of potent antibiotics called cephalosporins. It may also be prescribed as Ultracef.

This drug works against a wide variety of germs, including staphylococcus and Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus. It is used to treat infections of the urinary tract, skin, throat and tonsils.

Cephalosporins are broad spectrum medicines that were originally discovered in one of the world's most unlikely locations.

A fungus found close to a sewer outlet along the coast of Sardinia turned out to cure a number of nasty infections. From this chance observation many extraordinary antibiotics have been developed.