Cefmenoxime

Cefmenoxime
Clinical data
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Routes of
administration		Intramuscular, intravenous
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Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability100% (given IM)
Protein binding50% to 70%
MetabolismNegligible
Elimination half-life1 hour
ExcretionKidney, unchanged
Identifiers
  • (6R,7R)-7-{[(2E)-2-(2-amino-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)-
    2-methoxyimino-acetyl]amino}-3-[(1-methyltetrazol-
    5-yl)sulfanylmethyl]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]
    oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H17N9O5S3
Molar mass511.55 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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Cefmenoxime is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.[1]

  1. ^ Campoli-Richards DM, Todd PA (August 1987). "Cefmenoxime. A review of its antibacterial activity, pharmacokinetic properties and therapeutic use". Drugs. 34 (2): 188–221. doi:10.2165/00003495-198734020-00002. PMID 3304966.