In the US, Cefotaxime (cefotaxime systemic) is a member of the drug class third generation cephalosporins and is used to treat Bacteremia, Bone infection, Cesarean Section, CNS Infection, Endometritis, Epiglottitis, Gonococcal Infection - Disseminated, Gonococcal Infection - Uncomplicated, Intraabdominal Infection, Joint Infection, Kidney Infections, Lyme Disease, Lyme Disease - Arthritis, Lyme Disease - Carditis, Lyme Disease - Neurologic, Meningitis, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Peritonitis, Pneumonia, Salmonella Gastroenteritis, Sepsis, Septicemia, Skin Infection, Surgical Prophylaxis and Urinary Tract Infection.
US matches:
- Cefotaxime
- Cefotaxime Injection
- Cefotaxime Sodium
- Cefotaxime and Dextrose
UK matches:
- Cefotaxime 2g Powder for solution for injection or infusion (Wockhardt UK Ltd) (SPC)
- Cefotaxime Powder for solution for injection or infusion (Wockhardt UK Ltd) (SPC)
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
J01DD01
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0063527-52-6
Chemical Formula
C16-H17-N5-O7-S2
Molecular Weight
455
Therapeutic Category
Antibacterial: Cephalosporin
Chemical Name
(6R,7R)-7-[2-(2-Amino-4-thiazolyl)glyoxylamido]-3-(hydroxymethyl)-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid alpha-(O-methyloxime), acetate (ester)
Foreign Names
- Cefotaximum (Latin)
- Cefotaxim (German)
- Céfotaxime (French)
- Cefotaxima (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Cefotaxima (OS: DCIT)
- Cefotaxime (OS: BAN)
- Céfotaxime (OS: DCF)
- RU 24662 (IS)
- Cefotaxime Sodium (OS: USAN, BANM)
- CTX (IS)
- HR 756 (IS)
- RU 24756 (IS)
- Céfotaxime sodique (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
- Cefotaxime Sodium (PH: BP 2010, JP XV, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
- Cefotaxim-Natrium (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
- Cefotaximum natricum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
Brand Names
- Adco-Cefotaxime
Adcock Ingram Critical Care, South Africa
- Betaksim
Mustafa Nevzat, Turkey
- Cefantral
Lupin, Ethiopia
- Ceforan
Pharco Pharmaceuticals, Ethiopia
- Cefotax T3A
T3A Industry Assuit, Ethiopia
- Cefotax
Flamingo Pharmacueticals, Ethiopia; Renata, Bangladesh
- Cefotaxim BCPP
Briz, Latvia
- Cefotaxim Lek
Lek, Bulgaria; Lek, Russian Federation
- Cefotaxima Bestpharma
Bestpharma, Peru
- Cefotaxima Farma-APS
Aps, Portugal
- Cefotaxima Genfar
Genfar, Colombia
- Cefotaxima La Santé
La Santé, Colombia
- Cefotaxima
Blaskov, Colombia; Elter - Medicamentos Genéricos, Venezuela; Flupal, Venezuela; Genfar, Peru; Kimiceg, Venezuela; Vitalis, Peru; Vitalis, Venezuela
- Cefotaxime Panpharma
Panpharma, Vietnam
- Céfotaxime Panpharma
Panpharma, Tunisia
- Cefotaxime Sandoz
Sandoz, Lithuania
- Cefotaxime Teva
Teva, Belgium; Teva, Poland
- Cefotaxime
Promed, Russian Federation
- Cefotaxone
Bidiphar, Vietnam
- Cefotim
Unimed, Tunisia
- Cefotrial
Terbol, Peru
- Cefox
Tarchomin, Bulgaria
- Ceftax
Ranbaxy, Peru
- Ceftazidime
Unique, Russian Federation
- Clafexim
Coronet Crown, Indonesia
- Claforan
Sanofi-Aventis, Bangladesh
- Clafotax
Arab Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Bahrain
- Diabac
Drug International, Bangladesh
- Fobet
Mahakam Beta Farma, Indonesia
- Glocef
Metiska, Indonesia
- Gloryfen
Help, Malta
- Gramotax
Brown & Burk, Sri Lanka
- Intrataxime
LDP, Russian Federation
- Kefotax
Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa
- Maxcef
Square, Bangladesh
- Naspor
Genepharm, Peru
- Novatax
Unifarma, Latvia
- Oritaxim
Alliance, South Africa; Cadila Health Care, Ethiopia
- Phacocef
Bros, Greece
- Primocef
Julphar, Oman
- Rekaxime
Beker Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies, Ethiopia
- Sefotak
Eczacibasi, Tunisia
- Solubilax
Rafarm, Greece
- Spirosine
Faran, Georgia; Faran Laboratories, Greece
- Talcef
Avsa, Peru; Ipca, Russian Federation
- Tarcefoksym
Polfa Tarchomin, Russian Federation
- Taxef
Phapros Tbk, Indonesia
- Taxim
Acme, Bangladesh; Bosnalijek, Bosnia & Herzegowina
- Tax-O-Bid
Orchid Health Care, Ethiopia
- Tirdicef
Bernofarm, Indonesia
- Tolycar
Jugoremedija, Serbia
- Valoran
Medochemie, Latvia
- Zetaxim
Wockhardt, Myanmar
- Abricef
Actavis, Bulgaria; Actavis, Georgia; Actavis, Lithuania; Balkanpharma, Slovakia
- Aximad
Pulitzer, Italy
- Batixim
So.Se., Italy
- Baxima
Sandoz, Indonesia
- Betaksim
Mustafa Nevzat, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Mustafa Nevzat, Vietnam
- Biocef
Otto, Indonesia
- Biosint
Liomont, Mexico
- Biotaksym
Bioton, Georgia; Bioton, Lithuania; Bioton, Poland
- Biotax
Biochem, India
- Cefacolin
Northia, Argentina
- Cefalekol
Teva, Hungary
- Cefantral
Lupin, Myanmar
- Cefofast
Mekophar, Vietnam
- Cefomic
L.B.S., Vietnam
- Cefomit
Magis, Italy
- Cefor
Meiji, Indonesia
- Ceforan
Alkem, Vietnam
- Cefot
Magnachem, Dominican Republic
- Cefotaksim
Farmal, Croatia (Hrvatska); Lek, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Lek, Slovenia; Zdravlje, Serbia
- Cefotamax
Avsa, Peru
- Cefotax T3A
T3A, Romania
- Cefotax
Chugai, Japan; E.I.P.I.C.O., Romania; Eipico, Bahrain; Winthrop, Japan
- Cefotaxim ACS
ACS Dobfar Generics, Denmark; FarmaPlus, Sweden
- Cefotaxim BCPP
BHFZ, Georgia
- Cefotaxim Copyfarm
Orifarm, Sweden
- Cefotaxim DeltaSelect
DeltaSelect, Germany
- Cefotaxim GRY
Teva-Gry, Germany
- Cefotaxim Hexal
Hexal, Germany
- Cefotaxim MIP
MIP, Poland
- Cefotaxim PCH
Pharmachemie, Netherlands
- Cefotaxim Pharbaco
CTCPDPTU I-Pharbaco, Vietnam
- Cefotaxim Sandoz
Sandoz, Austria; Sandoz, Belgium; Sandoz, Denmark; Sandoz, Netherlands; Sandoz, Sweden
- Cefotaxim Stragen
Stragen, Germany; Stragen, Denmark
- Cefotaxim Teva
Teva, Sweden
- Cefotaxim
Antibiotice, Romania; Mayne, Netherlands; Stragen, Norway
- Cefotaxima ABC
ABC, Italy
- Cefotaxima Actavis
Actavis, Italy
- Cefotaxima Combino Pharm
Combino, Spain
- Cefotaxima EG
EG, Italy
- Cefotaxima Fabra
Fabra, Argentina
- Cefotaxima Fresenius Kabi
Fresenius, Spain
- Cefotaxima Generis
Generis, Spain
- Cefotaxima Germed
Pliva, Italy
- Cefotaxima Ges
Ges Genericos, Spain
- Cefotaxima GMP
Giempi, Venezuela
- Cefotaxima IPS
IPS, Spain
- Cefotaxima Jet
Jet, Italy
- Cefotaxima Klonal
Klonal, Argentina
- Cefotaxima Level
Ern, Spain
- Cefotaxima Normon
Normon, Spain
- Cefotaxima Pensa
Pensa, Italy
- Cefotaxima Richet
Richet, Argentina
- Cefotaxima Sala
Ramon, Spain
- Cefotaxima Sandoz
Sandoz, Colombia; Sandoz, Spain; Sandoz, Italy
- Cefotaxima Teva
Teva, Italy
- Cefotaxima
Bestpharma, Chile; Biogalenic, Venezuela; Genéricos Venezolanos, Venezuela; Volta, Chile
- Cefotaxime ACS Dobfar
ACS, Italy
- Cefotaxime Drawer
Drawer, Argentina
- Céfotaxime G Gam
Sandoz, France
- Cefotaxime Hospira
Hospira, Italy
- Cefotaxime IBI
IBI, Italy
- Cefotaxime Lek
Lek, Czech Republic
- Cefotaxime Max Farma
Max Farma, Italy
- Cefotaxime Mylan
Mylan, Italy
- Céfotaxime Mylan
Mylan, France
- Céfotaxime Panpharma
Panpharma, France
- Cefotaxime Piam
Piam, Italy
- Cefotaxime Sandoz
Novartis, New Zealand; Sandoz, Australia; Sandoz, Bulgaria; Sandoz, Slovakia
- Cefotaxime Sodium Salt
Aurobindo, United States
- Cefotaxime Sodium
APP, United States; Baxter, United States; Cephazone, United States; Lupin, United States; Orchid, United States; Wockhardt, United States
- Céfotaxime Winthrop
Sanofi-Aventis, France
- Cefotaxime
AFT, New Zealand; BHFZ, Serbia; Biopharm, Russian Federation; Hikma, United States; Lek, Bulgaria; Lek, Estonia; Lek, Georgia; Lek, Romania; Shreya, Russian Federation; Wockhardt, United Kingdom
- Cefotaxim-ratiopharm
Ratiopharm, Germany
- Cefotaxim-Sandoz
Sandoz, Luxembourg
- Cefotaxim-Tchaikapharma
Tchaikapharma, Bulgaria
- Cefovell
Novell, Indonesia
- Ceftax
Hikma, United Arab Emirates; Hikma, Bahrain; Hikma, Czech Republic; Hikma, Egypt; Hikma, Iraq; Hikma, Jordan; Hikma, Kuwait; Hikma, Lebanon; Hikma, Libya; Hikma, Qatar; Hikma, Saudi Arabia; Hikma, Sudan; Hikma, Syria; Hikma, Yemen; Ranbaxy, Vietnam
- Ceftaxan
Umeda, Thailand
- Ceramil
Pharmanel, Greece
- Cetax
Standard, Taiwan
- Ciltiren
Vocate, Greece
- Clacef
Dexa Medica, Indonesia; Dexa Medica, Singapore
- Cladex
Dexa Medica, Philippines
- Claforan
Aventis, Ghana; Aventis, India; Aventis, Iceland; Aventis, Kenya; Aventis, Luxembourg; Aventis, Nigeria; Aventis, Peru; Aventis, Zimbabwe; Hoechst, Bulgaria; Hoechst, Brazil; Hoechst, Ethiopia; Roussel, Vietnam; Sanofi Aventis, Japan; Sanofi-Aventis, Austria; Sanofi-Aventis, Belgium; Sanofi-Aventis, Bahrain; Sanofi-Aventis, Canada; Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland; Sanofi-Aventis, Germany; Sanofi-Aventis, Denmark; Sanofi-Aventis, Ecuador; Sanofi-Aventis, France; Sanofi-Aventis, Georgia; Sanofi-Aventis, Greece; Sanofi-Aventis, Hong Kong; Sanofi-Aventis, Hungary; Sanofi-Aventis, Indonesia; Sanofi-Aventis, Ireland; Sanofi-Aventis, Israel; Sanofi-Aventis, Malta; Sanofi-Aventis, Mexico; Sanofi-Aventis, Netherlands; Sanofi-Aventis, Oman; Sanofi-Aventis, Russian Federation; Sanofi-Aventis, Sweden; Sanofi-Aventis, Singapore; Sanofi-Aventis, Thailand; Sanofi-Aventis, Taiwan; Sanofi-Aventis, United States; Sanofi-Aventis, Venezuela; Sanofi-Aventis S.A., Spain
- Claraxim
Siam Bheasach, Thailand
- Clatax
Fahrenheit, Indonesia; Sandoz, South Africa
- Combicef
Combiphar, Indonesia
- DBL Cefotaxime Sodium for Injection
Hospira, Australia
- Deforan
Deva, Turkey
- Delius
Pantafarm, Italy
- Efotax
Meprofarm, Indonesia
- Ethiclaf
Ethica Industri Farmasi, Indonesia
- Flemycin
Elpen, Greece
- Fot-Amsa
Antibioticos, Mexico
- Fotexina
Pisa, Mexico
- Foxim
Kalbe, Indonesia
- Gloryfen
Help, Greece
- Goforan
Guardian Pharmatama, Indonesia
- Gramotax
Brown & Burk, Myanmar
- Kalfoxim
Kalbe, Indonesia; Kalbe Farma, Sri Lanka
- Klafotaxim
Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals, South Africa
- Lancef
Landson, Indonesia
- Lapixime
Lapi Laboratories, Indonesia
- Letynol
Norma, Greece
- Lirgosin
Fidia, Italy
- Lyforan
Hetero, India; Lyka Labs, Romania
- Makrocef
Krka, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Krka, Slovenia
- Mastovet
Pharmathen, Greece
- Medotaxime
SRS Pharmaceuticals, Vietnam
- Molelant
Chrispa, Greece
- Naspor
Genepharm, Greece
- Novatax
Pharmaceutical, Venezuela
- Omnatax
Nicholas, India
- Opetaxime 1g IM/IV
O.P.V., Vietnam
- Oritaxim
Cadila, Russian Federation
- Pantaxin
Panpharma, Philippines
- Procefa
Promedrahardjo, Indonesia
- Ralopar
Sanofi-Aventis - Produtos farmacêuticos, S.A., Portugal
- Rantaksym
Ranbaxy, Poland
- Refotax
Farma1, Italy
- Rycef
Interbat, Indonesia
- Salocef
New Research, Italy
- Sanfotaxime
Hainan, Myanmar
- Sefagen
Bilim, Turkey
- Sefotak
Eczacibasi, Romania; Eczacibasi, Turkey; ICN, Czech Republic
- Siclaxim
Mersifarma, Indonesia
- Soclaf
Soho, Indonesia
- Spectrocef
Epifarma, Italy
- Starclaf
Pharos, Indonesia
- Stoparen
Anfarm, Greece
- Talcef
Ipca, Myanmar
- Tarcefoksym
Polfa Tarchomin, Lithuania; Polfa Tarchomin, Poland
- Taxcef
Ranbaxy, Czech Republic; Ranbaxy, Slovakia
- Taxecap
Caprifarmindo, Indonesia
- Taxegram
Sanbe, Indonesia
- Taxim
Alkem, Myanmar
- Taximax
Nufarindo, Indonesia
- Taxime
Pharmatex, Italy
- Taxocef
Toprak, Turkey
- Tebruxim
Bruluagsa, Mexico
- Terasep
Fada, Argentina
- Tirotax
Sandoz, Hungary; Sandoz, Mexico; Sandoz, Oman; Sandoz, Poland
- Tizoxim
Richmond, Argentina; Richmond, Peru
- Traxime
Pacific, Myanmar
- Valoran
Medochemie, Estonia; Medochemie, Hong Kong
- Xame
Lisapharma, Italy
- Xendin
Salus, Mexico
- Zariviz
Sanofi-Aventis, Italy
- Zetaxim
Wockhardt, India
- Zimanel
Proge, Italy
International Drug Name Search
Glossary
BAN | British Approved Name |
BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
IS | Inofficial Synonym |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
SPC | Summary of Product Characteristics (UK) |
USAN | United States Adopted Name |
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