Cefalonium

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Prop.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0005575-21-3

Chemical Formula

C20-H18-N4-O5-S2

Molecular Weight

458

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Cephalosporin

Chemical Name

3-(4-Carbamoylpyridylmethyl)-8-oxo-7-[alpha-(thien-2-yl)acetamido]-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid

Foreign Names

• Cefalonium (Latin)
• Cefalonium (German)
• Cefalonium (French)
• Cefalonio (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Cefalonium (OS: BAN)
• Cephalonium (OS: BAN)
• Lilly 41071 (IS)
• Cefalonium (PH: BP vet. 2008, BP vet. 2008)

Brand Names

• Cefamaster (veterinary use)
  Merial Ancare, New Zealand



• Cepravin (veterinary use)
  Essex Tierarznei, Poland; Intervet, France; Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health, New Zealand; Schering-Plough Animal, Luxembourg; Schering-Plough Animal Health, South Africa; Schering-Plough Vet, Italy; Schering-Plough Vet, Netherlands; Schering-Plough Veterinária, Lda, Portugal; Schering-Plough Veterinary, United Kingdom; Schering-Plough Veterinary, United Kingdom



• Cepha Forte (veterinary use)
  Bomac, New Zealand



• Cepravin (veterinary use)
  Schering-Plough Animal Health, Australia; Schering-Plough Animal Health, Belgium

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Prop.INN	Proposed International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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