Comparison of efficacy and safety between generic and brand formulations of ceftriaxone

• In: Hospital Pharmacy - Posters
• At: Basel (Switzerland) (2008)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: HPS-P-048
• By: CHEN, Yi-Hsiu (Tzu Chi General Hospital Taipei Branch, Taipei, China Taiwan)
• Co-author(s): Wu, Ta-Wei (Tzu Chi General Hospital Taipei Branch, TAIPEI, China Taiwan)
  
• Abstract:

  After altering the manufacturer of ceftriaxone on Aug 6 2007, physicians responded that the clinical outcomes of brand formulations (denoted Ceftriaxone-B) were more superior than generic formulations (denoted Ceftriaone-G ). In our pilot study, fever reduction attained in 10/34 (29.4%) patients after using Ceftriaxone-B and in 6/36 (16.7%)..

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