Cefepime

In the US, Cefepime (cefepime systemic) is a member of the drug class fourth generation cephalosporins and is used to treat Bacteremia, Febrile Neutropenia, Intraabdominal Infection, Kidney Infections, Nosocomial Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Skin and Structure Infection, Skin Infection and Urinary Tract Infection.

US matches:

• Cefepime


• Cefepime Injection


• Cefepime Hydrochloride


• Cefepime Hydrochloride and Dextrose

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J01DE01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0088040-23-7

Chemical Formula

C19-H24-N6-O5-S2

Molecular Weight

480

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Cephalosporin

Chemical Name

1-[[(6R,7R)-7-[2-(2-Amino-4-thiazolyl)glyoxylamido]-2-carboxy-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-en-3-yl]methyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium hydroxyde, inner salt, 7²-(Z)-(O-methyloxime)

Foreign Names

• Cefepimum (Latin)
• Cefepim (German)
• Cefepime (French)
• Cefepima (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Cefepime (OS: BAN, USAN)
• Céfépime (OS: DCF)
• BMY 28142 (IS: Bristol-Myers)
• CFPM (IS)
• Cefepime Hydrochloride (OS: BAN, USP, USAN)
• BMY 28142 2HCl.H20 (IS)
• Cefepime Hydrochloride Monohydrate (IS)
• Cefepime Dihydrochloride (PH: JP XIV)
• Cefepime Dihydrochloride Hydrate (PH: JP XV)
• Cefepime Dihydrochloride Monohydrate (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Cefepime Hydrochloride (PH: USP 32)
• Cefepime Hydrochloride Monohydrate (PH: BP 2010)
• Cefepimi dihydrochloridum monohydricum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Aspime
  Biogalenic, Venezuela



• Cefepima
  GP Pharm, Peru; Infarmasa, Peru



• Cefepime
  Apotex, Canada; APP, United States; Medigroup, Peru; Sagent Pharmaceuticals, United States; Vitalis, Peru



• Ceficad
  Cadila, India



• Cefim
  Hemofarm, Serbia



• Cefimen-K
  Klonal, Argentina



• Cepime
  Ranbaxy, Peru



• Chase
  Shreshtha, India



• Exepime
  Ferron, Indonesia



• Fada Cefepime
  Fada, Argentina



• Forpar
  Unifarma, Latvia



• Gen 4
  Ibn Sina, Bangladesh



• Macef
  Bernofarm, Indonesia



• Maxicef
  Galenika, Serbia



• Maxilan
  Landson, Indonesia



• Maxipime
  Bristol Meyers Squibb, Latvia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Taiwan



• Megapime
  Exmek, Peru



• Protec
  Tabuk Pharmaceutical, Oman



• Topra
  GMP, Georgia



• Vipime
  Kalbe, Indonesia



• Xenim
  Opsonin, Bangladesh



• Actacef
  Actavis, Indonesia



• Axépim
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Burkina Faso; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Burundi; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Benin; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Congo; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cote D'ivoire; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cameroon; Bristol-Myers Squibb, France; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gabon; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Guinea; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mali; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mauritius; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Niger; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Senegal; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chad; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Togo; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Zaire



• Cefdipime
  Renata, Bangladesh



• Cefepim Sandoz
  Sandoz, Switzerland



• Cefepima Libra
  Libra, Vietnam



• Cefepime Alvia
  Alvia, Greece



• Cefepime Genven
  Genéricos Venezolanos, Venezuela



• Céfépime Mylan
  Mylan, France



• Cefepime OrPha
  OrPha, Switzerland



• Cefepime Richet
  Richet, Argentina



• Cefepime
  ACS Dobfar Generics, United States; Northia, Argentina; Orchid, United States



• Ceforim
  Sanbe, Indonesia



• Cepim
  Polifarma, Italy



• Cepimax
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Philippines



• Cepimex
  Bruno, Italy



• Efectus
  Altian, Dominican Republic



• Gazore
  Alkem, Myanmar



• Gencef
  Genepharm, Greece



• Interprim
  Interbat, Indonesia



• Maxcef
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Argentina; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Brazil; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Israel



• Maxef
  Salus, Mexico



• Maxicef
  Pharos, Indonesia



• Maxinject
  Suan Farma S.A., Greece



• Maxipime
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Austria; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Australia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Belgium; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Canada; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chile; Bristol-Myers Squibb, China; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Colombia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Czech Republic; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Germany; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Estonia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Spain; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Finland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Georgia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hong Kong; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hungary; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Indonesia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ireland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Italy; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Japan; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lithuania; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Luxembourg; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mexico; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Malaysia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Zealand; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Oman; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Peru; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Poland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Portugal; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Romania; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Serbia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Russian Federation; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sweden; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Singapore; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Slovakia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Turkey; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Venezuela; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Vietnam; Bristol-Myers Squibb, South Africa; Elan, United States; Jadran, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Jadran, Croatia (Hrvatska); PharmaSwiss, Slovenia; Vianex / BIANEΞ, Greece



• Procepim
  Meprofarm, Indonesia



• Rapime
  Fahrenheit, Indonesia



• Sandocef
  Sandoz, Indonesia



• Sopime
  Soho, Indonesia



• Ultrapime
  Incepta, Bangladesh



• Unisef
  Mustafa Nevzat, Turkey

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name
USP	Pharmacopoeia of the United States

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