Cefetamet

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J01DD10

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0065052-63-3

Chemical Formula

C14-H15-N5-O5-S2

Molecular Weight

397

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Cephalosporin, cephalosporinase-resistant

Chemical Name

5-Thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid, 7-[[(2-amino-4-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-3-methyl-8-oxo-, [6R-[6α,7ß(Z)]]-

Foreign Names

• Cefetametum (Latin)
• Cefetamet (German)
• Céfétamet (French)
• Cefetamet (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Cefetamet (OS: USAN)
• Céfétamet (OS: DCF)
• CFMT (IS)
• LY 097964 (IS: Lilly)
• Ro 15-8074 (IS: Roche)
• Cefetamet Pivoxil Hydrochloride (OS: JAN)
• Ro 15-8075 (IS: Roche)
• Cefetamet Pivoxil Hydrochloride (PH: JP XIV)

Brand Names

• Altamet
  Alembic, Vietnam



• Globocef
  Roche, Bangladesh

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Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
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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