Definitions
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- noun a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract
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Examples
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But Rocephin, also called ceftriaxone, is a beta-lactam antibiotic, which means it works against pneumococcal pneumonia, but would not be effective if it were given to a MRSA pneumonia victim.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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FDA rules require new drugs for any condition to be tested against the best drug available, and for community-acquired pneumonia, Rocephin was considered the best.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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But Rocephin, also called ceftriaxone, is a beta-lactam antibiotic, which means it works against pneumococcal pneumonia, but would not be effective if it were given to a MRSA pneumonia victim.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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FDA rules require new drugs for any condition to be tested against the best drug available, and for community-acquired pneumonia, Rocephin was considered the best.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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But Rocephin, also called ceftriaxone, is a beta-lactam antibiotic, which means it works against pneumococcal pneumonia, but would not be effective if it were given to a MRSA pneumonia victim.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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The drug it failed against, Rocephin, had been on the market since 1984, and therefore had never been required to meet the same trial standard.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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FDA rules require new drugs for any condition to be tested against the best drug available, and for community-acquired pneumonia, Rocephin was considered the best.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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The drug it failed against, Rocephin, had been on the market since 1984, and therefore had never been required to meet the same trial standard.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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The drug it failed against, Rocephin, had been on the market since 1984, and therefore had never been required to meet the same trial standard.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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Researchers allegedly administered the comparison drug, Rocephin, in dangerously low doses to make Trovan look more effective.
05/31/2007 2007
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