Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Loracarbef
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- No longer available in the U.S.
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Acute otitis media
- Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis secondary bacterial infection of acute bronchitis
- Acute maxillary sinusitis
- Uncomplicated and complicated UTI.
- Pharyngitis/tonsillitis
- Community-acquired (CAP) caused by S. pneumoniae or H. influenzae (non-β-lactamase-producing strains only)
- Skin and skin-structure infections (impetigo)
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Last updated: March 7, 2019
Citation
Avdic, Edina, and Paul A Pham. "Loracarbef." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540323/all/Loracarbef.
Avdic E, Pham PA. Loracarbef. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540323/all/Loracarbef. Accessed July 24, 2025.
Avdic, E., & Pham, P. A. (2019). Loracarbef. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540323/all/Loracarbef
Avdic E, Pham PA. Loracarbef [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2025 July 24]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540323/all/Loracarbef.
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