Bacampicillin

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Bacampicillin
Systematic (IUPAC) name
1-Ethoxycarbonyloxyethyl (2S,5R)-6-[[(2R)-2-amino-2-phenylacetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylate
Identifiers
CAS number 37661-08-8
ATC code J01CA06
PubChem 39849
Chemical data
Formula C21H27N3O7S 
Mol. mass 465.519 g/mol
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability  ?
Metabolism Rapidly hydrolyzed to ampicillin
Half life  ?
Excretion  ?
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.

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Legal status
Routes Oral

Bacampicillin (INN) is a penicillin antibiotic. It is a prodrug of ampicillin with improved oral bioavailability.[1]

It is sold under the brand names Spectrobid (Pfizer) and Penglobe (AstraZeneca).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bodin NO, Ekström B, Forsgren U, et al (November 1975). "Bacampicillin: a new orally well-absorbed derivative of ampicillin". Antimicrob Agents Chemother 8 (5): 518–25. PMID 1211909.