🇺🇸 Cephalosporins and Macrolide Antibiotics in United States

FDA authorised Cephalosporins and Macrolide Antibiotics on 29 June 1964

Marketing authorisations

FDA — authorised 29 June 1964

  • Application: NDA050368
  • Marketing authorisation holder: DISTA
  • Local brand name: ILOTYCIN
  • Indication: OINTMENT — OPHTHALMIC
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 11 July 1972

  • Application: ANDA061621
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CARNEGIE
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 27 February 1975

  • Application: ANDA061910
  • Marketing authorisation holder: DISTA
  • Local brand name: ILOTYCIN
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 3 June 1980

  • Application: NDA050526
  • Marketing authorisation holder: WESTWOOD SQUIBB
  • Local brand name: STATICIN
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 3 June 1980

  • Application: NDA050532
  • Marketing authorisation holder: LILLY
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 8 October 1980

  • Application: ANDA062290
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ARBOR PHARMS INC
  • Local brand name: ERYDERM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 26 January 1981

  • Application: NDA050536
  • Marketing authorisation holder: DR REDDYS LABS SA
  • Local brand name: ERYC
  • Indication: CAPSULE, DELAYED REL PELLETS — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 22 May 1981

  • Application: ANDA062338
  • Marketing authorisation holder: WARNER CHILCOTT LLC
  • Local brand name: ERYC
  • Indication: CAPSULE, DELAYED REL PELLETS — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 19 April 1982

  • Application: ANDA062326
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ALPHARMA US PHARMS
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 19 April 1982

  • Application: ANDA062328
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ALPHARMA US PHARMS
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 10 January 1985

  • Application: NDA050584
  • Marketing authorisation holder: BAUSCH
  • Local brand name: AKNE-MYCIN
  • Indication: OINTMENT — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 24 January 1985

  • Application: ANDA062522
  • Marketing authorisation holder: DOW PHARM
  • Local brand name: SANSAC
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 15 February 1985

  • Application: NDA050594
  • Marketing authorisation holder: JOHNSON AND JOHNSON
  • Local brand name: ERYCETTE
  • Indication: SWAB — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 28 March 1985

  • Application: ANDA062563
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ELKINS SINN
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 3 July 1985

  • Application: ANDA062468
  • Marketing authorisation holder: FOUGERA PHARMS
  • Local brand name: C-SOLVE-2
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 3 July 1985

  • Application: ANDA062467
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SYOSSET
  • Local brand name: E-SOLVE 2
  • Indication: LOTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 11 July 1985

  • Application: ANDA062508
  • Marketing authorisation holder: MERZ PHARMS
  • Local brand name: ERYMAX
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 22 July 1985

  • Application: NDA050593
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HOSPIRA
  • Local brand name: ERYC SPRINKLES
  • Indication: CAPSULE, DELAYED REL PELLETS — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 25 July 1985

  • Application: ANDA062616
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PHARMAFAIR
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 9 September 1986

  • Application: NDA050611
  • Marketing authorisation holder: AZURITY
  • Local brand name: PCE
  • Indication: TABLET, COATED PARTICLES — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 22 December 1986

  • Application: ANDA062746
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CARNEGIE
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: CAPSULE, DELAYED REL PELLETS — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 23 July 1987

  • Application: ANDA062748
  • Marketing authorisation holder: WESTWOOD SQUIBB
  • Local brand name: T-STAT
  • Indication: SWAB — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 21 October 1987

  • Application: NDA050617
  • Marketing authorisation holder: MYLAN
  • Local brand name: ERYGEL
  • Indication: GEL — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 5 February 1988

  • Application: ANDA062687
  • Marketing authorisation holder: MICRO LABS
  • Local brand name: ERYTHRA-DERM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 25 November 1988

  • Application: ANDA062999
  • Marketing authorisation holder: BARR
  • Local brand name: E-BASE
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 4 May 1989

  • Application: ANDA063098
  • Marketing authorisation holder: BARR
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: CAPSULE, DELAYED REL PELLETS — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 15 May 1990

  • Application: ANDA063028
  • Marketing authorisation holder: BARR
  • Local brand name: E-BASE
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 15 May 1990

  • Application: ANDA063086
  • Marketing authorisation holder: BARR
  • Local brand name: E-BASE
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 11 January 1991

  • Application: ANDA063038
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PADAGIS US
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 23 August 1991

  • Application: ANDA063107
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ALTANA
  • Local brand name: EMGEL
  • Indication: GEL — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 29 January 1993

  • Application: ANDA063211
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PADAGIS US
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: GEL — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 30 July 1993

  • Application: ANDA062751
  • Marketing authorisation holder: IVAX SUB TEVA PHARMS
  • Local brand name: C-SOLVE-2
  • Indication: SWAB — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 27 January 1994

  • Application: ANDA064039
  • Marketing authorisation holder: BAUSCH
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 3 July 1996

  • Application: ANDA064128
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PHARMOBEDIENT
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: SWAB — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 3 July 1996

  • Application: ANDA064126
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PADAGIS US
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: SWAB — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 18 July 1996

  • Application: ANDA064030
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SENTISS
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: OINTMENT — OPHTHALMIC
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 14 February 1997

  • Application: ANDA064127
  • Marketing authorisation holder: RENAISSANCE PHARMA
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 30 September 1997

  • Application: ANDA064184
  • Marketing authorisation holder: FOUGERA PHARMS
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: GEL — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 30 September 1997

  • Application: ANDA064187
  • Marketing authorisation holder: FOUGERA PHARMS
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 18 March 2002

  • Application: ANDA065009
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PHARMOBEDIENT
  • Local brand name: E-GLADES
  • Indication: GEL — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 25 July 2006

  • Application: ANDA065320
  • Marketing authorisation holder: FOUGERA PHARMS
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: SWAB — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 12 May 2010

  • Application: ANDA090215
  • Marketing authorisation holder: EPIC PHARMA LLC
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: SWAB — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 20 November 2017

  • Application: ANDA208100
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PAI HOLDINGS PHARM
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 9 March 2018

  • Application: ANDA209720
  • Marketing authorisation holder: AMNEAL PHARMS CO
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 6 July 2020

  • Application: ANDA212015
  • Marketing authorisation holder: TORRENT
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 11 February 2021

  • Application: ANDA214549
  • Marketing authorisation holder: TEVA PHARMS USA INC
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 28 June 2021

  • Application: ANDA213628
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CADILA PHARMS LTD
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 26 July 2021

  • Application: ANDA211975
  • Marketing authorisation holder: TORRENT
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 13 July 2022

  • Application: ANDA216066
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ALKEM LABS LTD
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 24 August 2023

  • Application: ANDA215661
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ALEMBIC
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 31 August 2023

  • Application: ANDA215440
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ZYDUS PHARMS
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 23 September 2025

  • Application: ANDA219691
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ABON PHARMS LLC
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA062481
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PHARMAFAIR
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: OINTMENT — OPHTHALMIC
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA062648
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PARKE DAVIS
  • Local brand name: ERYC 125
  • Indication: CAPSULE, DELAYED REL PELLETS — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA062327
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ALPHARMA US PHARMS
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA062957
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ALPHARMA US PHARMS
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA062485
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PHARMAFAIR
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA062342
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ALPHARMA US PHARMS
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA061633
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ROBINS AH
  • Local brand name: ROBIMYCIN
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: NDA050610
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PADDOCK LLC
  • Local brand name: ERYTHROMYCIN
  • Indication: POWDER — FOR RX COMPOUNDING
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA062618
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PARKE DAVIS
  • Local brand name: ERYC
  • Indication: CAPSULE, DELAYED REL PELLETS — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA061659
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SOLVAY
  • Local brand name: R-P MYCIN
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA062546
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PARKE DAVIS
  • Local brand name: ERYC
  • Indication: CAPSULE, DELAYED REL PELLETS — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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Frequently asked questions

Is Cephalosporins and Macrolide Antibiotics approved in United States?

Yes. FDA authorised it on 29 June 1964; FDA authorised it on 11 July 1972; FDA authorised it on 27 February 1975.

Who is the marketing authorisation holder for Cephalosporins and Macrolide Antibiotics in United States?

DISTA holds the US marketing authorisation.