Cefalotin

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Cefalotin
Names
  • (6R,7R)-3-[(acetoxy)methyl]-8-oxo-7-[(2-thienylacetyl)amino]-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid
Clinical data
WHO AWaRe
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: A
  • US: B (No risk in non-human studies)
Routes of
use
Intravenous
External links
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
MedlinePlusa682860
Legal
Legal status
  • AU: S4 (Prescription only)
  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetics
Bioavailabilityn/a
Protein binding65 to 80%
MetabolismLiver
Elimination half-life30 minutes to 1 hour
ExcretionKidney
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H16N2O6S2
Molar mass396.43 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Melting point160 to 160.5 °C (320.0 to 320.9 °F)
  • O=C2N1/C(=C(\CS[C@@H]1[C@@H]2NC(=O)Cc3sccc3)COC(=O)C)C(=O)O
  • InChI=1S/C16H16N2O6S2/c1-8(19)24-6-9-7-26-15-12(14(21)18(15)13(9)16(22)23)17-11(20)5-10-3-2-4-25-10/h2-4,12,15H,5-7H2,1H3,(H,17,20)(H,22,23)/t12-,15-/m1/s1 checkY
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Cefalotin (INN) /ˌsɛfəˈltɪn/ or cephalothin (USAN) /ˌsɛfəˈlθɪn/ is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.[1] It was the first cephalosporin marketed (1964) and continues to be widely used.[2] It is an intravenously administered agent with a similar antimicrobial spectrum to cefazolin and the oral agent cefalexin. Cefalotin sodium is marketed as Keflin (Lilly) and under other trade names.[3]

It is in the first-generation cephalosporin family of medications.[4]

References

  1. Hameed TK, Robinson JL (July 2002). "Review of the use of cephalosporins in children with anaphylactic reactions from penicillins". The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 13 (4): 253–8. doi:10.1155/2002/712594. PMC 2094874. PMID 18159398.
  2. Greenwood D (21 February 2008). Antimicrobial Drugs: Chronicle of a Twentieth Century Medical Triumph. OUP Oxford. pp. 128–. ISBN 978-0-19-953484-5.
  3. International Drug Names: Cefalotin
  4. Beauduy, Camille E.; Winston, Lisa G. (2020). "43. Beta-lactam and other cell wall - & membrane - active antibiotics". In Katzung, Bertram G.; Trevor, Anthony J. (eds.). Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (15th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 830. ISBN 978-1-260-45231-0. Archived from the original on 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2021-11-30.

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