Tazobactam

Tazobactam
Clinical data
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Pregnancy
category
  • B
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administration
Intravenous
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Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
  • (2S,3S,5R)-3-Methyl-7-oxo-3-(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-ylmethyl)-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid 4,4-dioxide
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC10H12N4O5S
Molar mass300.29 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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Tazobactam is a pharmaceutical drug that inhibits the action of bacterial β-lactamases, especially those belonging to the SHV-1 and TEM groups. It is commonly used as its sodium salt, tazobactam sodium.

Tazobactam is combined with the extended spectrum β-lactam antibiotic piperacillin in the drug piperacillin/tazobactam, used in infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Tazobactam broadens the spectrum of piperacillin by making it effective against organisms that express β-lactamase and would normally degrade piperacillin.[1]

Tazobactam was patented in 1982 and came into medical use in 1992.[2]

  1. ^ Yang Y, Rasmussen BA, Shlaes DM (August 1999). "Class A beta-lactamases--enzyme-inhibitor interactions and resistance". Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 83 (2): 141–151. doi:10.1016/S0163-7258(99)00027-3. PMID 10511459.
  2. ^ Fischer J, Ganellin CR (2006). Analogue-based Drug Discovery. John Wiley & Sons. p. 490. ISBN 9783527607495.