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. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540323/all/Loracarbef. 
Avdic E, Pham PA. Loracarbef. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540323/all/Loracarbef. Accessed November 3, 2025.
Avdic, E., & Pham, P. A. (2019). Loracarbef. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/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 November 03]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540323/all/Loracarbef.
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