Cefapirin

Cefapirin


Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
MedlinePlus	a601206
Pregnancy cat.	B(US)
Legal status	℞-only (US)
Routes	Intravenous, intramuscular
Identifiers
CAS number	21593-23-7
ATC code	J01DB08 QJ51DA30
PubChem	CID 30699
DrugBank	APRD00860
ChemSpider	28486^Y
UNII	89B59H32VN^Y
KEGG	D07636^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:554446^Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL1599^Y
Chemical data
Formula	C₁₇H₁₇N₃O₆S₂
Mol. mass	423.466 g/mol
SMILES	eMolecules & PubChem
InChI InChI=1S/C17H17N3O6S2/c1-9(21)26-6-10-7-28-16-13(15(23)20(16)14(10)17(24)25)19-12(22)8-27-11-2-4-18-5-3-11/h2-5,13,16H,6-8H2,1H3,(H,19,22)(H,24,25)/t13-,16-/m1/s1^Y Key:UQLLWWBDSUHNEB-CZUORRHYSA-N^Y
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Cefapirin (INN, also spelled cephapirin) is an injectable, first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. It is marketed under the trade name Cefadyl. Production for use in humans has been discontinued in the United States.^[1]

It also has a role in veterinary medicine as Metricure, an intrauterine preparation and combined with prednisolone in Mastiplan, an intramammary preparation. Both are licenced in cattle.

References

^ http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm?fuseaction=Search.Overview&DrugName=CEFADYL

Antibacterials: cell envelope antibiotics (J01C-J01D)

Intracellular

inhibit peptidoglycan subunit synthesis and transport: NAM synthesis inhibition (Fosfomycin) • DADAL/AR inhibitors (Cycloserine) • bactoprenol inhibitors (Bacitracin)

Glycopeptide

inhibit PG chain elongation: Vancomycin^# (Oritavancin, Telavancin) • Teicoplanin (Dalbavancin) • Ramoplanin

β-lactams/
(inhibit PBP
cross-links)

Penicillins
(penams)

Extended sp.

aminopenicillins: Amoxicillin^# • Ampicillin^# (Pivampicillin, Hetacillin, Bacampicillin, Metampicillin, Talampicillin) • Epicillin

carboxypenicillins: Carbenicillin (Carindacillin) • Ticarcillin • Temocillin

ureidopenicillins: Azlocillin • Piperacillin • Mezlocillin

other: Mecillinam (Pivmecillinam) • Sulbenicillin

Narrow sp.

β-lactamase sensitive	Benzylpenicillin (G)^#: Clometocillin • Benzathine benzylpenicillin^# • Procaine benzylpenicillin^# • Azidocillin • Penamecillin Phenoxymethylpenicillin (V)^#: Propicillin • Benzathine phenoxymethylpenicillin • Pheneticillin

β-lactamase resistant	Cloxacillin^# (Dicloxacillin, Flucloxacillin) • Oxacillin • Meticillin • Nafcillin

Penems

Faropenem

Carbapenems

Biapenem • Ertapenem • antipseudomonal (Doripenem • Imipenem • Meropenem) • Panipenem

Cephalosporins/Cephamycins
(cephems)

1st (P Ec K)	Cefazolin^# • Cefacetrile • Cefadroxil • Cefalexin • Cefaloglycin • Cefalonium • Cefaloridine • Cefalotin • Cefapirin • Cefatrizine • Cefazedone • Cefazaflur • Cefradine • Cefroxadine • Ceftezole

2nd (H E N)	Cefaclor • Cefamandole • Cefminox • Cefonicid • Ceforanide • Cefotiam • Cefprozil • Cefbuperazone • Cefuroxime • Cefuzonam • cephamycin (Cefoxitin, Cefotetan, Cefmetazole) • carbacephem (Loracarbef)

3rd	Cefixime^# • Ceftriaxone^# • antipseudomonal (Ceftazidime^# • Cefoperazone) • Cefcapene • Cefdaloxime • Cefdinir • Cefditoren • Cefetamet • Cefmenoxime • Cefodizime • Cefotaxime • Cefpimizole • Cefpiramide • Cefpodoxime • Cefsulodin • Cefteram • Ceftibuten • Ceftiolene • Ceftizoxime • oxacephem (Flomoxef, Latamoxef ^‡)

4th (antips-)	Cefepime • Cefozopran • Cefpirome • Cefquinome

5th	Ceftobiprole • Ceftaroline fosamil

Veterinary	Ceftiofur • Cefquinome • Cefovecin

Monobactams

Aztreonam • Tigemonam • Carumonam • Nocardicin A

β-lactamase inh.

penam (Sulbactam, Tazobactam) • clavam (Clavulanic acid)

Combinations

Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid^# • Imipenem/cilastatin^# • Ampicillin/flucloxacillin • Ampicillin/sulbactam (Sultamicillin) • Piperacillin/tazobactam

Other

polymyxins/detergent (Colistin, Polymyxin B) • depolarizing (Daptomycin) • hydrolyze NAM-NAG (Lysozyme) • Gramicidin

^#WHO-EM. ^‡Withdrawn from market. Clinical trials: ^†Phase III. ^§Never to phase III

M: BAC

bact (clas)

gr+f/gr+a(t)/gr-p(c)/gr-o

drug(J1p, w, n, m, vacc)