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Bacteria are all around you. Usually, they're harmless, but sometimes they can get into your system and cause an infection. When you are diagnosed with a bacterial infection, your body may need assistance fighting off the pathogens. That's where Spectracef (cefditoren pivoxil) may help. Spectracef is an oral antibiotic that is indicated to treat the following infections:

• Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
• Acute Bacterial Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis (ABECB)
• Pharyngitis/Tonsillitis
• Uncomplicated Skin and Skin-Structure Infections (USSSI).

To find out more about each infection, click on the links above.

If you think you may have one of the bacterial infections listed above, please see your doctor or healthcare provider and ask if Spectracef is right for you.

Safety Information:  Spectracef is contraindicated in patients with a known allergy to the cephalosporin class of antibiotics or any of its components, and in patients with carnitine deficiency or inborn errors of metabolism that may result in clinically significant carnitine deficiency. Spectracef should not be administered to patients with milk protein (sodium caseinate) hypersensitivity (not lactose intolerance).

If Spectracef is to be given to penicillin-sensitive patients, caution should be exercised because cross-hypersensitivity among β-lactam antibiotics has been clearly documented and may occur in up to 10 percent of patients with a history of penicillin allergy.

Side effects experienced by patients treated with Spectracef are generally mild and self-limiting. The most commonly reported adverse events in clinical trials were diarrhea, nausea, vaginal moniliasis (yeast infection), headache, abdominal pain, dyspepsia, and vomiting.

Pseudomembranous colitis has been reported with nearly all antibacterial agents, including Spectracef, and may range in severity from mild to life-threatening. Therefore, it is important to tell your physician should diarrhea occur during or after treatment with antibacterial agents such as Spectracef.

For additional information please read the Spectracef full prescribing information.