Raxar (grepafloxacin), a new quinolone antibiotic

July 1998

Glaxo is now marketing Raxar (grepafloxacin), a new quinoloneantibiotic.

Raxar will be used for some cases ofpneumonia...bronchitis...uncomplicated gonorrhea...and Chlamydiainfections.

It has a broad spectrum of activity like Cipro (ciprofloxacin)and Floxin (ofloxacin)...but with IMPROVED activity against gram-positive bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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