Cefdinir

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Cefdinir is a third-generation oral cephalosporin antibiotic sold under the brand names Cefzon and Omnicef.
As of 2008, cefdinir, as Omnicef, was the highest-selling cephalosporin antibiotic in the United States, with more than US$585 million in retail sales of its generic versions alone. Cephalosporin antibiotic structurally similar to cefixime.