Cefditoren

Cefditoren
Clinical data
Trade names	Zostom-O, Meiact, Spectracef
AHFS/Drugs.com	Monograph
MedlinePlus	a605003
Pregnancy; category	B;
Routes of; administration	By mouth
ATC code	J01DD16 (WHO) ;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name (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;
CAS Number	104145-95-1 ;
PubChem CID	9870843;
DrugBank	DB01066 ;
ChemSpider	8046534 ;
UNII	81QS09V3YW;
KEGG	D07639 ;
ChEBI	CHEBI:59343 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL610374 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID501328012 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C19H18N6O5S3
Molar mass	506.57 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES 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 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 ; Key:KMIPKYQIOVAHOP-YLGJWRNMSA-N ;
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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]

^ 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.