Cefotaxime

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

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