Drug Summary


  Drug name:  cefalotin
  Chemical name:  Cephalothin sodium salt
  Formula:  C16H16N2O6  Weight:   396.438
  CAS no:  153-61-7
  DrugBank link:  DB00456
  Description:  A cephalosporin antibiotic. [PubChem]
  Indication:  Used to prevent infection during surgery and to treat many kinds of infections of the blood, bone or joints, respiratory tract, skin, and urinary tract.