Cefapirin

Cefapirin

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Clinical data
Pregnancy category	US: B (No risk in non-human studies)
Routes of administration	Intravenous, intramuscular
ATC code	J01DB08 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status	US: ℞-only
Identifiers
IUPAC name 4-(acetyloxymethyl)- 7-oxo-8-(2-pyridin-4-ylsulfanylacetyl) amino-2-thia-6-azabicyclo [ 4.2.0] oct-4-ene-5-carboxylic acid
CAS Number	21593-23-7
PubChem CID	30699
DrugBank	APRD00860
E number	{{#property:P628}}
ECHA InfoCard	{{#property:P2566}}
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C17H17N3O6S2
Molar mass	423.466 g/mol

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Cefapirin (INN, also spelled cephapirin) is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. It is marketed under the trade name Cefadyl.

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