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Active substance

Cefradine

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SFDA Saudi Arabia — SFDA human drug list

Trade nameStrengthForm · routePackPublic priceTypeCompanyStatus
JULPHACEF 1GM I.M.-I.V. INJECTION1 gSolution for injection · Intravenous use1 VialSAR 5.55Generic · PrescriptionGulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar)Valid
CEFRAMED 250MG CAPSULES250 mgCapsule · Oral use20 BlisterSAR 24.00Generic · PrescriptionMEDPHARMA PHARMACEUTICAL & CHEMICAL INDUSTRIESWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
CEFRAMED 500MG CAPSULES500 mgCapsule · Oral use20 BlisterSAR 41.70Generic · PrescriptionMEDPHARMA PHARMACEUTICAL & CHEMICAL INDUSTRIESInvalid · Not Marketed
ESKACEF CAPS 250MG250 mgCapsule, hard · Oral use20 BlisterSAR 29.60NCE · PrescriptionGulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar)Withdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
ESKACEF CAPS 500MG500 mgCapsule, hard · Oral use20 BlisterSAR 33.20NCE · PrescriptionGulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar)Withdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
ESKACEF SUSP 125MG-5ML25 mg/mlPowder for oral suspension · Oral use1 BottleSAR 18.30NCE · PrescriptionGulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar)Withdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
ESKACEF SUSP 250MG-5ML50 mg/mlPowder for oral suspension · Oral use1 BottleSAR 27.20NCE · PrescriptionGulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar)Withdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
VELOSEF 1GM VIAL1 gSolution for injection · Intravenous use15 VialSAR 9.50Generic · PrescriptionTabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing CompanyWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
VELOSEF 250MG\5ML SUSPENSION50 mg/mlOral suspension · Oral use1 BottleSAR 30.20Generic · PrescriptionTabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing CompanyWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
VELOSEF 500MG CAPSULE500 mgCapsule · Oral use12 BlisterSAR 45.20Generic · PrescriptionTabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing CompanyWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed

US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
VELOSEF '125'125MG/5MLfor suspension · oralAPOTHECONDiscontinued19 Aug 1974
VELOSEF '250'250MG/5MLfor suspension · oralAPOTHECONDiscontinued19 Aug 1974
VELOSEF250MG; 500MGcapsule · oralAPOTHECONDiscontinued19 Aug 1974
ANSPOR250MG; 500MGcapsule · oralGLAXOSMITHKLINEDiscontinued1 Oct 1974
ANSPOR125MG/5ML; 250MG/5MLfor suspension · oralGLAXOSMITHKLINEDiscontinued15 Oct 1974
VELOSEF250MG/VIAL; 500MG/VIAL; 2GM/VIAL; 1GM/VIAL; 4GM/VIALinjectable · injectionAPOTHECONDiscontinued9 Feb 1977
CEPHRADINE250MG; 500MGcapsule · oralTEVADiscontinued9 Jan 1987
CEPHRADINE125MG/5ML; 250MG/5MLfor suspension · oralTEVADiscontinued9 Jan 1987
CEPHRADINE250MGcapsule · oralBARRDiscontinued22 Apr 1988
CEPHRADINE500MGcapsule · oralBARRDiscontinued22 Apr 1988
CEPHRADINE125MG/5MLfor suspension · oralBARRDiscontinued19 May 1988
CEPHRADINE250MG/5MLfor suspension · oralBARRDiscontinued19 May 1988
CEPHRADINE250MG; 500MGcapsule · oralIVAX SUB TEVA PHARMSDiscontinued
CEPHRADINE250MG; 500MGcapsule · oralVITARINEDiscontinued
VELOSEF1GMtablet · oralBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBBDiscontinued
VELOSEF '250'250MGcapsule · oralERSANADiscontinued
VELOSEF '500'500MGcapsule · oralERSANADiscontinued

Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
NHS Drug TariffCefradine 250mg capsules£21.8620 capsule1 Oct 2026
NHS Drug TariffCefradine 500mg capsules£12.5020 capsule1 Oct 2026

NADAC: average price US retail pharmacies pay to buy the medicine. NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA: basic price reimbursed to pharmacies in England and Wales.

Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.