Cefapirin

Cefapirin
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
MedlinePlusa601206
Routes of
administration
Intravenous, intramuscular
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC17H17N3O6S2
Molar mass423.46 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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Cefapirin (INN, also spelled cephapirin) is an injectable, first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. It is marketed under the trade name Cefadyl. Production for use in humans has been discontinued in the United States.[1]

It also has a role in veterinary medicine as Metricure, an intrauterine preparation, and combined with prednisolone in Mastiplan, an intramammary preparation. Both are licensed in cattle.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "CEFADYL". U.S. Food and Drug Administration.