Drug Summary

  Drug name:  spectinomycin
  Chemical name:  Spectinomycin dihydrochloride
  Formula:  C₁₄H₂₄N₂O_{7  Weight:   332.3496
  CAS no:  1695-77-8
  DrugBank link:  DB00919
  Description:  An antibiotic produced by Streptomyces spectabilis. It is active against gram-negative bacteria and used for the treatment of gonorrhea.
  Indication:  For use in the treatment of acute gonorrheal urethritis and proctitis in the male and acute gonorrheal cervicitis and proctitis in the female when due to susceptible strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.}