Drug Summary

  Drug name:  cefapirin
  Chemical name:  Cephapirin sodium salt
  Formula:  C₁₇H₁₇N₃O_{6  Weight:   423.463
  CAS no:  21593-23-7
  DrugBank link:  DB01139
  Description:  Cefapirin (INN, also spelled cephapirin) is an injectable, first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. It is marketed under the trade name Cefadyl. Production for use in humans has been discontinued in the United States. Cefapirin is partly plasma-bound and is effective against gram-negative and gram-positive organisms.
  Indication:  For treatment of infections caused by susceptible bacteria.}