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cefixime

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Also known as CL-284635, FK-027, FR-17027, cefixime anhydrous, (−)-cefixime, suprax

Cefixime, sold under the brand name Suprax among others, is an antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections. These infections include otitis media, strep throat, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, gonorrhea, and Lyme disease. For gonorrhea typically only one dose is required. In the United States it is a second-line treatment to ceftriaxone for gonorrhea. It is taken by mouth.

Key facts

Drug.Verifiedfields
changed
Drug.Watchedfields
changed
Drug.verifiedrevid
460023156
Drug.image
Cefixime skeletal structure.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.image2
Cefixime ball-and-stick model from xtal 2013.png
Drug.image_class2
bg-transparent
Drug.tradename
Suprax, others
Drug.MedlinePlus
a690007
Drug.DailyMedID
Cefixime
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth
Drug.ATC_prefix
J01
Drug.ATC_suffix
DD08
Drug.legal_CA
Rx-only
Drug.legal_UK
POM
Drug.legal_US
Rx-only
Drug.legal_status
Rx-only
Drug.bioavailability
30 to 50%

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Chemical data

Formula
C16H15N5O7S2
Molecular weight
453.5 g/mol
IUPAC name
(6R,7R)-7-[[(2Z)-2-(2-amino-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)-2-(carboxymethoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-3-ethenyl-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid
SMILES
C=CC1=C(N2[C@@H]([C@@H](C2=O)NC(=O)/C(=N\OCC(=O)O)/C3=CSC(=N3)N)SC1)C(=O)O
InChIKey
OKBVVJOGVLARMR-QSWIMTSFSA-N
XLogP
-0.7
Polar surface area
238 Ų
H-bond donors
4
H-bond acceptors
12
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
453.04128982000003
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chemical formula
C₁₆H₁₅N₅O₇S₂
canonical SMILES
C=CC1=C(N2C(C(C2=O)NC(=O)C(=NOCC(=O)O)C3=CSC(=N3)N)SC1)C(=O)O
isomeric SMILES
C=CC1=C(N2[C@@H]([C@@H](C2=O)NC(=O)/C(=N\OCC(=O)O)/C3=CSC(=N3)N)SC1)C(=O)O
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
cefixime
NCI Thesaurus ID
C1100
defined daily dose
0.4
Commons category
Cefixime
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11 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Spectrum of bacterial susceptibility
  • Mechanism of action
  • Absorption
  • Distribution
  • Contraindications
  • Adverse effects
  • Drug interactions
  • History
  • Marketing
  • References

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