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...Kids, grit your teeth. Just one shot of the antibiotic Rocephin can be as effective in treating childhood EAR INFECTIONS as 10 days on oral antibiotics--today's standard treatment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jan. 27, 1997 | 1/27/1997 | See Source »

...years ago, the Sacher family called in Gerber, who headed the Zurich Insurance Co., to take over Hoffmann-La Roche, whose Valium profits had tranquilized it into lethargy. He streamlined the administration, production and research and set out to find a new generation of superstar drugs. The antibiotic Rocephin, which had worldwide sales last year of $445 million, is currently the firm's largest-selling product. Valium, though, remains the second-best seller. Last week the company reported that 1988 profits had risen to $389 million, up 33% from the previous year, on sales of $5.3 billion. Now that Hoffmann...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Just What the Doctor Ordered | 5/8/1989 | See Source »

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