Cefalotin

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Cefalotin
Clinical data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: A
Routes of
administration
IV
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • AU: S4 (Prescription only)
  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailabilityn/a
Protein binding65 to 80%
MetabolismHepatic
Elimination half-life30 minutes to 1 hour
ExcretionRenal
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H16N2O6S2
Molar mass396.44 g/mol

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Cefalotin (INN) (Template:PronEng) or cephalothin (USAN) (Template:IPA) is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. It was the first cephalosporin marketed and continues to be widely used. It is an intravenously-administered agent with a similar antimicrobial spectrum to cefazolin and the oral agent cefalexin. Cefalotin sodium is commonly marketed under the trade name Keflin (Lilly).

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