Cefprozil indications

List of indications
Upper respiratory tract Lower respiratory tract Skin and skin structure
 * Pharyngitis/tonsillitis
 * Otitis media
 * Acute sinusitis
 * Secondary bacterial infection of acute bronchitis and acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis
 * Uncomplicated skin and skin-structure infections

Pharyngitis/tonsillitis
Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. The usual drug of choice in the treatment and prevention of streptococcal infections, including the prophylaxis of rheumatic fever, is penicillin given by the intramuscular route. Cefprozil is generally effective in the eradication of Streptococcus pyogenes from the nasopharynx; however, substantial data establishing the efficacy of Cefprozil in the subsequent prevention of rheumatic fever are not available at present. Return to top

Otitis media
Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae (including ß-lactamase-producing strains), and Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis (including ß-lactamase-producing strains). In the treatment of otitis media due to ß-lactamase producing organisms, Cefprozil had bacteriologic eradication rates somewhat lower than those observed with a product containing a specific ß-lactamase inhibitor. In considering the use of Cefprozil, lower overall eradication rates should be balanced against the susceptibility patterns of the common microbes in a given geographic area and the increased potential for toxicity with products containing ß-lactamase inhibitors. Return to top

Acute sinusitis
Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae (including ß-lactamase producing strains), and Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis (including ß-lactamase-producing strains). Return to top

Secondary bacterial infection of acute bronchitis and acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis
Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae (including ß-lactamase-producing strains), and Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis (including ß-lactamase-producing strains). Return to top

Uncomplicated skin and skin-structure infections
Caused by Staphylococcus aureus (including penicillinase producing strains) and Streptococcus pyogenes. Abscesses usually require surgical drainage. To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Cefprozil tablets and other antibacterial drugs, Cefprozil tablets should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy. Return to top