Studies have shown a single shot of ceftriaxone is over 99% effective in curing gonorrhea of the genitals or rectum.

The pharyngeal infection was considered to have ... diagnosis and control of gonorrhea, using prevention messages, interventions, appropriate and recommended diagnosis and treatment regimens ...

Ceftriaxone is now the drug of choice for urogenital and pharyngeal gonorrhea in the U.S. Two other drugs (cefixime and spectinomycin), although effective, are not currently available in the U.S ...

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, responsible for the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea, is becoming increasingly ... effectively treating both urogenital and pharyngeal infections.