Cefuroxime axetil

Cefuroxime axetil
Clinical data
Trade names	Zinnat, Ceftin, Ceftum
Other names	Cefuroxime 1-acetoxyethyl ester
Routes of; administration	Oral, IV, IM
Legal status
Legal status	US: ℞-only;
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	well absorbed
Metabolism	Cefuroxime is not metabolized, Axetil is metabolized to acetaldehyde and acetic acid.
Excretion	Urine
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 1-Acetoxyethyl (6R,7R)-3-[(carbamoyloxy)methyl]-7-{[(2Z)-2-(2-furyl)-2-(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino}-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylate;
PubChem CID	6321416;
ChemSpider	4882027;
UNII	Z49QDT0J8Z;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1095930;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0022775 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.166.374
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C20H22N4O10S
Molar mass	510.475 g/mol g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES O=C2N1/C(=C(\CS[C@@H]1[C@@H]2NC(=O)C(=N\OC)/c3occc3)COC(=O)N)C(=O)OC(OC(=O)C)C;
	InChI InChI=1S/C20H22N4O10S/c1-9(25)33-10(2)34-19(28)15-11(7-32-20(21)29)8-35-18-14(17(27)24(15)18)22-16(26)13(23-30-3)12-5-4-6-31-12/h4-6,10,14,18H,7-8H2,1-3H3,(H2,21,29)(H,22,26)/b23-13-/t10?,14-,18-/m1/s1; Key:KEJCWVGMRLCZQQ-YJBYXUATSA-N;

Cefuroxime axetil is a second generation oral cephalosporin antibiotic. It was discovered by Glaxo now GlaxoSmithKline and introduced in 1987 as Zinnat.^[1] It was approved by FDA on Dec 28, 1987.^[2] It is available by GSK as Ceftin in US^[3] and Ceftum in India.^[4]

It is an acetoxyethyl ester prodrug of cefuroxime which is effective orally.^[5] The activity depends on in vivo hydrolysis and release of cefuroxime tablets.

References

^ "Our history - About GSK". GlaxoSmithKline. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Cefuroxime Axetil Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
^ "Brands". Gsksource.com. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
^ "Our products". GlaxoSmithKline.
^ Walter Sneader (2005-06-23). Drug Discovery: A History. John Wiley, Chichester, UK. ISBN 0-471-89979-8.

[1] "Our history - About GSK". GlaxoSmithKline. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] "Cefuroxime Axetil Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.

[3] "Brands". Gsksource.com. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.

[4] "Our products". GlaxoSmithKline.

[5] Walter Sneader (2005-06-23). Drug Discovery: A History. John Wiley, Chichester, UK. ISBN 0-471-89979-8.

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