Cefadroxil

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Cefadroxil (cefadroxil systemic) is a member of the drug class first generation cephalosporins and is used to treat Bacterial Endocarditis Prevention, Impetigo, Kidney Infections, Skin and Structure Infection, Skin Infection, Tonsillitis/Pharyngitis, Upper Respiratory Tract Infection and Urinary Tract Infection.

US matches:

• Cefadroxil


• Cefadroxil Suspension

UK matches:

• Cefadroxil 500mg Capsules (Sandoz Limited) (SPC)

Scheme

Prop.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J01DB05

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0050370-12-2

Chemical Formula

C16-H17-N3-O5-S

Molecular Weight

363

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Cephalosporin, cephalosporinase-sensitive

Chemical Name

5-Thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid, 7-[[amino(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetyl]amino]-3-methyl-8-oxo-, [6R-[6α,7ß(R*)]]-

Foreign Names

• Cefadroxilum (Latin)
• Cefadroxil (German)
• Céfadroxil (French)
• Cefadroxilo (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Céfadroxil (OS: DCF)
• BL-S 578 (IS: Bristol)
• Cephadroxil (IS: ASK)
• MJF 11567-3 (IS)
• Cefadroxil (PH: Ph. Eur. 4, JP XV, USP 32)
• Céfadroxil (PH: Ph. Eur. 4)
• Cefadroxilum (PH: Ph. Eur. 4)
• Cefadroxil (OS: USAN, BAN, DCIT, JAN)
• Cefadroxil monohydrate (PH: BP 2007, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Cefadroxil Monohydrate (PH: BP 2010)
• Cefadroxilum monohydricum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Adocef
  Ziska, Bangladesh



• Adora
  Incepta, Bangladesh



• Adroxef
  Medco, Peru



• Amben
  Medochemie, Hong Kong



• Aticef
  HG.Pharm, Vietnam



• Bayocef (veterinary use)
  Bayer, Sweden



• Bearoxyl
  Daewoong, Vietnam



• Bicef
  Micro Labs, Myanmar



• Biodroxil
  Roemmers, Peru; Sandoz, Colombia; Sandoz, Dominican Republic; Sandoz, Guatemala; Sandoz, Israel; Sandoz, Lithuania; Sandoz, Latvia; Sandoz, Nicaragua; Sandoz, Panama; Sandoz, El Salvador; Sandoz-Imexphram, Vietnam



• Cedoxyl
  Hawon, Vietnam



• Cedril
  ACI, Bangladesh



• Cedrox
  Medicef, Tunisia



• Cefa
  Ethical, Dominican Republic



• Cefador
  Somatec, Bangladesh



• Cefadroxil Domesco
  Domesco, Vietnam



• Cefadroxil Merck
  Merck, Luxembourg; Merck Genéricos, Portugal



• Cefadroxil
  Aurobindo, United States; CCPC, Taiwan; Hikma, United States; Lupin, United States; Orchid, United States; Ranbaxy, United States; Sandoz, United States; Sinphar, Taiwan; Teva USA, United States; West-Ward, United States



• Cefadroxilo Genfar
  Genfar, Colombia; Genfar, Ecuador; Genfar, Peru



• Cefadroxilo Suspension
  Elter - Medicamentos Genéricos, Venezuela



• Cefadroxilo
  AC Farma, Peru; Bestpharma, Chile; Calidad, Venezuela; Ecuaquímica, Ecuador; Farmindustria, Peru; Infarmasa, Peru; Kimiceg, Venezuela; La Sante, Peru; Mintlab, Chile; Proula, Venezuela



• Cefadroxil-Sandoz
  Sandoz, Luxembourg



• Cefadur
  Okasa, Vietnam



• Cefamar
  Mar, Argentina



• Cefamox
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sweden



• Cefamox löslig
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sweden



• Cefa-Tabs (veterinary use)
  Fort Dodge, United Kingdom



• Cefatenk
  Biotenk, Argentina



• Cefazolin
  Orchid, United States



• Ceforal
  Grünenthal, Portugal



• Ceforan
  Antibiotice, Romania



• Cefotrix
  Terbol, Peru



• Cepha
  Fluter, Dominican Republic



• Cipadur
  Cipla Medpro, South Africa



• Dolucefan
  Towa Yakuhin, Japan



• Droxefa
  Phapros Tbk, Indonesia



• Droxil
  Generifar, Nicaragua; United Pharmaceutical, United Arab Emirates; United Pharmaceutical, Bahrain; United Pharmaceutical, Iraq; United Pharmaceutical, Jordan; United Pharmaceutical, Libya; United Pharmaceutical, Qatar; United Pharmaceutical, Saudi Arabia; United Pharmaceutical, Sudan; United Pharmaceutical, Yemen



• Droxilar
  Iqfarma, Peru



• Droxilon
  Acromax, Ecuador



• Duracef
  Bristol Meyers Squibb, Latvia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Luxembourg; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Peru; Jadran, Bosnia & Herzegowina



• Duricef
  Warner Chilcott, United States



• Ficef
  Unimed & Unihealth, Bangladesh



• Galadrox
  Galenika, Serbia



• Kefdil
  Dropesac, Peru



• Kefloxin
  Biogalenic, Venezuela



• Lexipad
  Korea, Philippines



• Licef
  Asiatic Lab, Bangladesh



• Maxan
  Mystic, Bangladesh



• Mydrox (Cefadroxil and Probenecid)
  Solitaire, India



• Odoxil
  Lupin, India



• Oracéfal
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Burkina Faso; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Burundi; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Benin; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Central African Republic; 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, Madagascar; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mali; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mauritania; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mauritius; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Niger; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Senegal; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chad; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Togo; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Tunisia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Tunisia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Zaire



• Oraxil
  I.P.S., Tunisia



• Q-cef
  Guardian Pharmatama, Indonesia



• Renasistin
  Fahrenheit, Indonesia



• Saiforal
  Saiph, Tunisia



• Salislon
  Tatsumi Kagaku, Japan



• Sefadol
  Techno, Bangladesh



• Sefanid
  Drug International, Bangladesh



• Sofidrox
  Xepa-Soul Pattinson, Singapore



• Vepan
  Indoco, India



• Versatic
  Duncan, Argentina



• Wincocef
  XL, Vietnam



• Zolpra
  Apotecarium, Colombia



• Adroxef
  Chile, Chile



• Ancefa
  Meprofarm, Indonesia



• Apo-Cefadroxil
  Apotex, Canada



• Arocef
  Eskayef, Bangladesh



• Baxan
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, United Kingdom



• Bidroxyl
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Venezuela



• Biodroxil
  Sandoz, Bulgaria; Sandoz, Czech Republic; Sandoz, Indonesia; Sandoz, Oman; Sandoz, Poland



• Cedrox
  Hikma, United Arab Emirates; Hikma, Bahrain; Hikma, Egypt; Hikma, Iraq; Hikma, Jordan; Hikma, Kuwait; Hikma, Lebanon; Hikma, Libya; Hikma, Oman; Hikma, Qatar; Hikma, Saudi Arabia; Hikma, Sudan; Hikma, Slovakia; Hikma, Syria; Hikma, Yemen



• Cedroxim
  Leti, Venezuela



• Cefacar
  Nova Argentia, Argentina



• Cefacile
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Portugal



• Cefacilina
  Montpellier, Argentina



• Cefa-Cure (veterinary use)
  Intervet, Italy; Intervet, Netherlands; Organon Vet, Portugal



• Cefadril
  AGIPS, Italy; Ram Pharmaceutical, Oman



• Cefadrox
  Pablo Cassara, Argentina



• Cefadroxil beta
  Betapharm, Germany



• Céfadroxil Biogaran
  Biogaran, France



• Céfadroxil EG
  EG Labo, France



• Cefadroxil Hexal
  Hexal, Germany



• Cefadroxil MK
  MK Pharmaceuticals, Belize; MK Pharmaceuticals, Jamaica



• Cefadroxil Mylan
  Mylan, Belgium; Mylan, Sweden



• Céfadroxil Mylan
  Mylan, France



• Cefadroxil Sandoz
  Sandoz, Belgium; Sandoz, Germany; Sandoz, Sweden



• Céfadroxil Sandoz
  Sandoz, France



• Céfadroxil Teva
  Teva Santé, France



• Cefadroxil
  Taiwan Biotech, Taiwan



• Cefadroxil-1A Pharma
  1A Pharma, Germany



• Cefadroxilo Calox
  Calox, Venezuela



• Cefadroxilo MK
  Bonima, Belize; Bonima, Costa Rica; Bonima, Dominican Republic; Bonima, Guatemala; Bonima, Honduras; Bonima, Nicaragua; Bonima, Panama; Bonima, El Salvador



• Cefadroxilo Sabater
  Generfarma, Spain



• Cefadroxilo
  Elter - Medicamentos Genéricos, Venezuela; Genéricos Venezolanos, Venezuela; Meyer, Venezuela; OFA, Venezuela



• Cefamox
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Brazil; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chile



• Cefasin
  Sintesina, Argentina



• Cefat
  Sanbe, Indonesia



• Cefaval
  Valmor, Venezuela



• Cefilco
  Cheminter, Guatemala



• Cefonax
  Elmor, Venezuela



• Cefradril
  Ram Pharmaceutical, Oman



• Cefradur
  Eczacibasi, Turkey



• Cexyl
  Lek, Romania



• Dacef
  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa



• Dexacef
  Ferron, Indonesia



• Doxef
  Kimia Farma, Indonesia



• Drocef
  Vivax, Venezuela



• Drovax
  Pharos, Indonesia



• Droxal
  Solas, Indonesia



• Droxifan
  Meyer, Venezuela



• Droxil
  Klonal, Argentina



• Drozid
  Dexa Medica, Philippines



• Duracef
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Austria; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Belgium; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bulgaria; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Colombia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Czech Republic; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Estonia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Finland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Georgia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hong Kong; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hungary; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Kenya; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lithuania; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Luxembourg; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mexico; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Poland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Serbia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Slovakia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Tanzania; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Uganda; Jadran, Croatia (Hrvatska); Juste, Spain



• Duricef
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bahrain; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Oman; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Singapore; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Turkey; Warner Chilcott, United States



• Erphadrox
  Erlimpex, Indonesia



• Ethicef
  Ethica Industri Farmasi, Indonesia



• Fadrox
  Galeno, Colombia



• Grüncef
  Grünenthal, Germany



• Kandicin
  Laboratorios, Argentina



• Kelfex
  Combiphar, Indonesia



• Lapicef
  Lapi Laboratories, Indonesia



• Longcef
  Kalbe, Indonesia



• Lydroxil
  Hetero, India



• Moxacef
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Luxembourg; Mead Johnson, Greece



• Nor-Dacef
  Teramed, Dominican Republic; Teramed, Guatemala; Teramed, Honduras; Teramed, Nicaragua; Teramed, El Salvador



• Odoxil
  Lupin, India



• Opedroxil
  O.P.V., Vietnam



• Opicef
  Otto, Indonesia



• Oracéfal
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, France



• Oradroxil
  Lampugnani, Italy



• Osadrox
  Sandoz, Indonesia



• Qidrox
  Soho, Indonesia



• Roksicap
  Caprifarmindo, Indonesia



• Roxil
  Tabuk Pharmaceutical, Oman



• Sedrofen
  Interbat, Indonesia



• Staforin
  Kalbe, Indonesia



• Tadroxil
  Polfa Tarchomin, Poland



• Teroxina
  Bruluagsa, Mexico



• Tisacef
  Metiska, Indonesia



• Twicef
  Acme, Bangladesh



• Tycon
  Acme, Bangladesh



• Vocefa
  Gracia Pharmindo, Indonesia



• Widrox
  Landson, Indonesia



• Yaricef
  Yarindo Farmatama, Indonesia



• Zidro
  Zifam India, Myanmar

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Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Prop.INN	Proposed International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
SPC	Summary of Product Characteristics (UK)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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