Suprax (cefixime) will be coming back onto the market

April 2004

Suprax (cefixime) will be coming back onto the market...the suspension first...then the tablets this summer.

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Suprax is one of the few drugs recommended for uncomplicated gonorrhea...especially for patients who can't use a quinolone.

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