Enoxacin

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Enoxacin chemical structure
Enoxacin
Systematic (IUPAC) name
1-ethyl-6-fluoro-4-oxo-7-piperazin- 1-yl-[1,8]naphthyridine-3- carboxylic acid
Identifiers
CAS number 74011-58-8
ATC code J01MA04
PubChem 3229
DrugBank APRD00947
Chemical data
Formula C15H17N4FO3 
Mol. weight 320.319 g/mol
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Legal status
Routes Oral

Enoxacin (trade names Enroxil®, Penetrex®) is an oral broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent used in the treatment of urinary tract infections and gonorrhea. It is no longer available in the United States.

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Quinolones (J01M) edit
Fluoroquinolones:

Ciprofloxacin, Enoxacin, Fleroxacin, Gatifloxacin, Gemifloxacin, Grepafloxacin, Levofloxacin, Lomefloxacin, Moxifloxacin, Norfloxacin, Ofloxacin, Pefloxacin, Prulifloxacin, Rufloxacin, Sparfloxacin, Temafloxacin, Trovafloxacin, Sitafloxacin

Other quinolones:

Cinoxacin, Flumequine, Nalidixic acid, Oxolinic acid, Pipemidic acid, Piromidic acid, Rosoxacin