Cefditoren

Cefditoren
Clinical data
Trade namesZostom-O, Meiact, Spectracef
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa605003
Pregnancy
category
  • B
Routes of
administration
By mouth
ATC code
Identifiers
  • (7R)-7-((Z)-2-(2-Aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-(methoxyimino)acetamido)-3-((Z)-2-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)vinyl)-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H18N6O5S3
Molar mass506.57 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C3N2/C(=C(/C=C\c1scnc1C)CS[C@@H]2[C@@H]3NC(=O)C(=N\OC)/c4nc(sc4)N)C(=O)O
  • InChI=1S/C19H18N6O5S3/c1-8-11(33-7-21-8)4-3-9-5-31-17-13(16(27)25(17)14(9)18(28)29)23-15(26)12(24-30-2)10-6-32-19(20)22-10/h3-4,6-7,13,17H,5H2,1-2H3,(H2,20,22)(H,23,26)(H,28,29)/b4-3-,24-12-/t13-,17-/m1/s1 checkY
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Cefditoren, also known as cefditoren pivoxil is an antibiotic used to treat infections caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria that are resistant to other antibiotics. It is mainly used for treatment of community acquired pneumonia. It is taken by mouth and is in the cephalosporin family of antibiotics, which is part of the broader beta-lactam group of antibiotics.[1]

  1. ^ Macdougall C (2023). "Cell Envelope Disruptors: β-Lactam, Glycopeptide, and Lipopeptide Antibacterials". In Brunton LL, Knollmann BC (eds.). Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (14th ed.). McGraw Hill.