In the US, Cefmetazole is a member of the drug class second generation cephalosporins and is used to treat Cesarean Section, Hysterectomy and Surgical Prophylaxis.
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
J01DC09
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0056796-20-4
Chemical Formula
C15-H17-N7-O5-S3
Molecular Weight
471
Therapeutic Category
Antibacterial: Cephalosporin
Chemical Name
(6R,7R)-7-[2-[(Cyanomethyl)thio]acetamido]-7-methoxy-3-[[(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)thio]methyl]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid
Foreign Names
- Cefmetazolum (Latin)
- Cefmetazol (German)
- Cefmétazole (French)
- Cefmetazol (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Cefmetazole (OS: USAN)
- CS 1170 (IS: Sankyo)
- SKF 83088 (IS: SmithklineFr)
- U 72791 (IS: Upjohn)
- Cefmetazole (PH: USP 32)
- Cefmetazole Sodium (OS: USAN, JAN)
- U 72791 A (IS: Upjohn)
- Cefmetazole Sodium (PH: USP 32, JP XV)
Brand Names
- Cefmetazole
Nipro PharmaNipurofama, Japan
- Cefmetazon
Daiichi, Taiwan; Daiichi Sankyo, China; Daiichi Sankyo, Japan
- Cefultol
Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan
- Ceprametacin
Shiono Kemikaru, Japan
- Metacin
TTY Biopharm, Taiwan
- Metafar
Lafare, Italy
- Metax
C&G, Italy
- Piretazol
Nichi-Iko PharmaceuticalJMA, Japan
- Qizol
Ethica Industri Farmasi, Indonesia
- Riliajin
Towa Yakuhin, Japan
- Tokiozole
Isei, Japan
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Glossary
IS | Inofficial Synonym |
JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
USAN | United States Adopted Name |
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