Drug Summary

  Drug name:  ceforanide
  Chemical name:  Ceforanide
  Formula:  C₂₀H₂₁N₇O_{6  Weight:   519.554
  CAS no:  60925-61-3
  DrugBank link:  DB00923
  Description:  Ceforanide is a second-generation parenteral cephalosporin antibiotic. It has a longer elimination half-life than any currently available cephalosporin. Its activity is very similar to that of cefamandole, a second-generation cephalosporin, except that ceforanide is less active against most gram-positive organisms. Many coliforms, including Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Proteus, are susceptible to ceforanide, as are most strains of Salmonella, Shigella, Hemophilus, Citrobacter and Arizona species.
  Indication:  For the treatment of infections caused by susceptible organisms.}