Cefamandole

Cefamandole

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Clinical data
Pregnancy category	AU: B1
Routes of administration	Intramuscular, intravenous
ATC code	J01DC03 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status	UK: POM (Prescription only) Discontinued (US)
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding	75%
Elimination half-life	48 minutes
Excretion	Mostly renal, as unchanged drug
Identifiers
IUPAC name (6R,7R)-7-{[(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetyl]amino}- 3-[(1-methyltetrazol-5-yl)sulfanylmethyl]-8-oxo- 5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid
CAS Number	34444-01-4 42540-40-9 (nafate)
PubChem CID	456255
E number	{{#property:P628}}
ECHA InfoCard	{{#property:P2566}}
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C18H18N6O5S2
Molar mass	462.505 g/mol

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Cefamandole (INN, also known as cephamandole) is a broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic. The clinically used form of cefamandole is the formate ester cefamandole nafate, a prodrug which is administered parenterally.

Cefamandole is no longer available in the United States.