Ritipenem

Clinical data
Identifiers
ChemSpider	59074
UNII	D4SL77931L Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL70088
Chemical data
Formula	C10H12N2O6S
Molecular mass	288.3 g/mol
SMILES C[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1[C@H]2SC(=C(N2C1=O)C(=O)O)COC(=O)N
InChI InChI=1S/C10H12N2O6S/c1-3(13)5-7(14)12-6(9(15)16)4(19-8(5)12)2-18-10(11)17/h3,5,8,13H,2H2,1H3,(H2,11,17)(H,15,16)/t3-,5+,8-/m1/s1 Key:IKQNRQOUOZJHTR-UWBRJAPDSA-N

Ritipenem is a carbapenem class antimicrobial agent. Ritipenem is manufactured by Tanabe Seiyaku in the ritipenem acoxil prodrug form, which can be taken orally . It is not FDA approved in the United States as of 2008.

References

• Eiland E, Gatlin D (2008). Forecast of Antimicrobial Development in an Era of Increasing Bacterial Resistance. Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 21 (1): 313–18