People's Pharmacy

Cefaclor

Other Brand Names: Ceclor

Revised:4/1/2000

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Overview

Ceclor is one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in the United States. Its popularity is due largely to the drug's broad spectrum activity against a wide range of bacteria.

It is highly effective against many germs that cause skin and ear infections, pneumonia, bronchitis, sinusitis and urinary tract infections.

Ceclor belongs to a class of medicines referred to as cephalosporins. These medicines 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.