Cefapirin

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Prop.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J01DB08

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0021593-23-7

Chemical Formula

C17-H17-N3-O6-S2

Molecular Weight

423

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Cephalosporin, cephalosporinase-sensitive

Chemical Name

5-Thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid, 3-[(acetyloxy)methyl]-8-oxo-7-[[(4-pyridinylthio)acetyl]amino]-, (6R-trans)-

Foreign Names

• Cefapirinum (Latin)
• Cefapirin (German)
• Céfapirine (French)
• Cefapirina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Cefapirin (OS: BAN)
• Cefapirina (OS: DCIT)
• Céfaprin (OS: DCF)
• Cefapirin (PH: BP 2003, Ph. Eur. 5)
• Cefapirine, comp. with N,N'-dibenzylethylenediamine (IS)
• Cephapirin Benzathine (PH: USP 32)
• Cefapirin Sodium (OS: BANM)
• Cephapirin Sodium (OS: USAN)
• Sodium Cefapirin (OS: JAN)
• BL-P 1322 (IS: Bristol)
• Cefapirin Sodium (PH: BP 2010, JP XV, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Cefapirina sodica (PH: F.U. IX)
• Cefapirinum natricum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Cephapirin Sodium (PH: USP 32)

Brand Names

• Cefa Safe (veterinary use)
  Intervet, Poland



• Cefa-Safe (veterinary use)
  Intervet, Netherlands



• Metricure (veterinary use)
  Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health, New Zealand; Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, Australia



• Cefa Dri (veterinary use)
  Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States



• Cefa Safe (veterinary use)
  Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health, New Zealand



• Cefatron Asciutta (veterinary use)
  Ati, Italy; Fatro, Italy



• Cephudder (veterinary use)
  Intervet, South Africa



• Masti-Safe (veterinary use)
  Intervet, Germany



• Metricure (veterinary use)
  Intervet, Belgium; Intervet, Germany; Intervet, France; Intervet, United Kingdom; Intervet, Ireland; Intervet, Italy; Intervet, Netherlands; Veterinaria, Switzerland



• Tomorrow (veterinary use)
  Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States



• Cefa Lak (veterinary use)
  Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States



• Céfaloject
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Burkina Faso; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Benin; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Central African Republic; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Congo; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cote D'ivoire; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cameroon; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gabon; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Guinea; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Madagascar; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mali; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mauritania; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Niger; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Senegal; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chad; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Togo; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Zaire



• Cefatrex
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Greece



• Cefatrexyl
  Latina, Bulgaria



• Cefatron Lattazione (veterinary use)
  Ati, Italy; Fatro, Italy



• Cefratrexyl
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Oman



• Cephazer
  Purzer, Taiwan



• Mastiplan (Cefapirin and Prednisolon (veterinary use))
  Veterinaria, Switzerland



• Today (veterinary use)
  Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Prop.INN	Proposed International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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