Pefloxacin

Pefloxacin
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Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability100%
Protein binding20–30%
MetabolismHepatic
Elimination half-life8.6 hours
ExcretionMostly renal, also biliary
Identifiers
  • 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-7-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-4-oxo-quinoline-3-carboxylic acid
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ECHA InfoCard100.067.807 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC17H20FN3O3
Molar mass333.363 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C(O)\C2=C\N(c1cc(c(F)cc1C2=O)N3CCN(C)CC3)CC
  • InChI=1S/C17H20FN3O3/c1-3-20-10-12(17(23)24)16(22)11-8-13(18)15(9-14(11)20)21-6-4-19(2)5-7-21/h8-10H,3-7H2,1-2H3,(H,23,24) checkY
  • Key:FHFYDNQZQSQIAI-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
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Pefloxacin is a quinolone antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. Pefloxacin has not been approved for use in the United States.