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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