Cefixime trihydrate

Cefixime trihydrate is the stable oral form of cefixime, a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic that inhibits bacterial cell-wall synthesis. It is used to treat various respiratory, urinary, and gastrointestinal bacterial infections. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Beta-lactams. Its therapeutic use is listed as antibiotics. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a semi-synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Cefixime hydrate and Suprax. Its PubChem CID is 44467542.

CAS No 125110-14-7
Molecular Formula C16H17N5O8S2
Molecular Weight 471.5 g/mol
Synonyms (6R,7R)-7-[[(2Z)-2-(2-amino-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)-2-(carboxymethoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-3-ethenyl-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid;hydrate

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