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Cefadroxil/Duricef


- First Generation Ceph

- Uncomplicated UTI: 1-2gm/day in single (qd) or divided doses (bid);
- Moderate to Severe UTI: 2gm/day in divided doses bid;
- Skin and skin suture infections: 1gm/day in single dose qd or divided dose bid;
- Group A Beta hemolytic strep pharyngitis and tonsillitis: 500 mg bid for10 days;
- Must decrease dosage w/ renal failure;
- 90 % of dose will be excreted in urine