Cefixime

In the US, Cefixime (cefixime systemic) is a member of the drug class third generation cephalosporins and is used to treat Bladder Infection, Bronchitis, Gonococcal Infection - Disseminated, Gonococcal Infection - Uncomplicated, Kidney Infections, Otitis Media, Pneumonia, Sinusitis, STD Prophylaxis, Tonsillitis/Pharyngitis, Upper Respiratory Tract Infection and Urinary Tract Infection.

US matches:

• Cefixime


• Cefixime Suspension

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J01DD08

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0079350-37-1

Chemical Formula

C16-H15-N5-O7-S2

Molecular Weight

453

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Cephalosporin

Chemical Name

(Z)-7-[2-(2-Aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-(carboxymethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-vinyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid

Foreign Names

• Cefiximum (Latin)
• Cefixim (German)
• Céfixime (French)
• Cefixima (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Céfixime (OS: DCF)
• FK 027 (IS)
• FR 17027 (IS: Fujisawa)
• Cefixime (PH: JP XV, BP 2007, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Cefixime (OS: USAN, BAN, JAN)
• Cefixim (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Cefixime (PH: BP 2010)
• Céfixime (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Cefiximum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• 3-C
  Edruc, Bangladesh



• Aelxim-CL (Cefixime and Clavulanic Acid)
  Allenge, India



• Afix
  Aristopharma, Bangladesh



• Afixime
  Asiatic Lab, Bangladesh



• Anfix
  Mahakam Beta Farma, Indonesia



• Antima
  Jayson, Bangladesh



• Bactirid
  Medicraft, Myanmar



• Belfix-CV (Cefixime and Clavulanate)
  Blubell, India



• Bestcef
  Bio-Pharma, Bangladesh



• Betixim
  Middle East, Oman; Midpharma, Bahrain



• Cefarox
  Gracia Pharmindo, Indonesia



• Cefibiotic
  Medipharco-Tenamyd, Vietnam



• Cefila
  Lapi Laboratories, Indonesia



• Cefim
  ACI, Bangladesh



• Cefimed
  Medochemie, Vietnam



• Cefimix
  Tecnimede, Portugal



• Cefit-OZ (Cefixime and Ornidazole)
  Cubit, India



• Cefit-XL (Cefixime and Clavulanate)
  Cubit, India



• Cefix
  Globe, Bangladesh; Hanmi, Myanmar; Pharma International, Bahrain; Pharma International, Oman



• Cefixim Domesco
  Domesco, Vietnam



• Cefixim HG.Pharm
  HG.Pharm, Vietnam



• Cefixim MKP
  Mekophar, Vietnam



• Cefixim Stada
  PMP, Vietnam



• Cefixim
  Alkaloid, Croatia (Hrvatska); Ibn Sina, Bangladesh



• Cefixim-100 XL Lab
  XL, Vietnam



• Cefixima Baldacci
  Baldacci, Portugal



• Cefixima Cefiton
  Clintex, Portugal



• Cefixima Generis
  Generis, Portugal



• Cefixima Genfar
  Genfar, Colombia



• Cefixima Germed
  Germed, Portugal



• Cefixima Jaba
  Jaba, Portugal



• Cefixima Labesfal
  Labesfal, Portugal



• Cefixima Mepha
  Mepha, Portugal



• Cefixima Neocef
  Atral, Portugal



• Cefixime Ogb Dexa
  Dexa Medica, Indonesia



• Cefixoral
  Menarini, Italy



• Cefrax
  National Pharmaceutical Industries Co. - NPI, Oman



• Cefspan
  Astellas, Japan; Astellas, Taiwan; Kalbe, Indonesia; O.P.V., Vietnam



• Ceftid
  Opsonin, Bangladesh



• Ceftoral
  Vianex / BIANEΞ, Greece



• Cefupa
  Nichi-Iko PharmaceuticalJMA, Japan



• Cefurex
  Amico, Bangladesh



• Ceptik
  Interbat, Indonesia



• Cexime
  Korea United, Myanmar; Towa Yakuhin, Japan



• Cipcef
  Cipla, Vietnam



• Comsporin
  Combiphar, Indonesia



• Covocef-N
  Anfarm, Greece



• Duracef
  Navana, Bangladesh



• Eficef
  Antibiotice, Romania



• Emixef
  Incepta, Bangladesh



• Ethifix
  Ethica Industri Farmasi, Indonesia



• Excef
  Chemist, Bangladesh



• Exiben
  Benham, Bangladesh



• Faloxim
  Saiph, Tunisia



• Fexim
  Doctor's Chemical Work, Bangladesh



• Fixacep
  Fahrenheit, Indonesia



• Fixam
  Solas, Indonesia



• Fixef
  Kalbe, Indonesia



• Fixiphar
  Pharos, Indonesia



• Fixx
  Unichem, Vietnam



• G-Fix
  Gaco, Bangladesh



• Ixime
  Lupin, Oman



• Keor
  Rephco, Bangladesh



• Lanfix
  Landson, Indonesia



• Longacef
  Leti, Venezuela



• Loxim
  Techno, Bangladesh



• Magnacef
  Ram Pharmaceutical, Oman



• Maxicef
  Atral, Peru



• Megacef
  Medicef, Tunisia



• Mytax-O
  Solitaire, India



• Novacef
  Gador, Argentina



• Nucef
  Guardian Pharmatama, Indonesia



• Nufex Beta (Cefixime and Clavulanic Acid)
  RPG, India



• Odacef
  Unimed & Unihealth, Bangladesh



• Ofex
  Delta, Bangladesh



• Opixime
  Otto, Indonesia



• Orcef
  Renata, Bangladesh



• Orfix
  Mystic, Bangladesh



• Oroken
  Aventis, Tunisia; Sanofi Aventis, Tunisia



• Pancef
  Alkaloid, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Alkaloid, Serbia; Alkaloid, Slovenia



• Prexim
  Ziska, Bangladesh



• Roxim
  Eskayef, Bangladesh



• Sefeena
  Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Seferat
  Tsuruhara Seiyaku, Japan



• Sekispanon
  Choseido Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Sofix
  Soho, Indonesia



• Starcef
  Dexa Medica, Indonesia



• Supran
  Teva, Israel



• Suprax
  Eczacibasi, Turkey; Gedeon Richter, Poland; Gedeon Richter, Russian Federation; 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, Syria; Hikma, Yemen; Lupin, United States; sanofi-aventis, Canada; sanofi-aventis, United Kingdom; sanofi-aventis, Ireland; Wyeth, Italy



• Supraxim
  Silva, Bangladesh



• Taxime
  Hexpharm Jaya, Indonesia



• T-Cef
  Drug International, Bangladesh



• Tgocef
  Somatec, Bangladesh



• Tifaxcin
  XL, Vietnam



• Topcef
  Torrent, Myanmar



• Tricef
  Bial, Portugal; Merck, Chile; Yamanouchi, Luxembourg



• Triocim
  Beximco, Myanmar



• Truso
  Orion, Bangladesh



• Ultraxime
  Pediatrica, Philippines



• Unisec
  Unikid, India



• Unixime
  Firma, Italy



• Urotricef
  Merck, Chile



• Vexcef
  Vee Excel, Myanmar



• Voitx-CV (Cefixime and Clavulanic Acid)
  Aamorb, India



• Winex
  Tabuk Pharmaceutical, Oman



• Xibit-O
  Zubit, India



• Zefral
  UAP, Philippines



• Zimaks
  Bilim, Georgia; Bilim, Turkey



• Zofixi
  Zodak, India



• Zofixi-CL (Cefixime and Clavulanic Acid)
  Zodak, India



• Aerocef
  Astellas, Austria



• Cef-3
  Square, Bangladesh



• Cefim
  Oman Pharmaceutical Products - OPP, Oman



• Cefixdura
  Mylan dura, Germany



• Cefixim AL
  Aliud, Germany



• Cefixim beta
  Betapharm, Germany



• Cefixim Hexal
  Hexal, Austria; Hexal, Germany



• Cefixim Sandoz
  Sandoz, Austria; Sandoz, Germany



• Cefixim Stada
  Stada, Germany



• Cefixim
  IBN, Myanmar



• Cefixim-1A Pharma
  1A Pharma, Germany



• Cefixima Farmoz
  Farmoz, Portugal



• Cefixima Normon
  Normon, Spain



• Cefixima Sandoz
  Sandoz, Spain



• Cefixim-CT
  CT Arzneimittel, Germany



• Céfixime Almus
  Almus, France



• Céfixime Arrow
  Arrow, France



• Céfixime Biogaran
  Biogaran, France



• Céfixime EG
  EG Labo, France



• Céfixime Mylan
  Mylan, France



• Céfixime Qualimed
  Qualimed, France



• Céfixime Ranbaxy
  Ranbaxy, France



• Céfixime ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, France



• Céfixime Teva
  Teva Santé, France



• Céfixime Winthrop
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Cefixim-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Cephoral
  Astellas Pharma, Switzerland; Merck, Germany



• Denvar
  Merck, Costa Rica; Merck, Dominican Republic; Merck, Spain; Merck, Guatemala; Merck, Honduras; Merck, Mexico; Merck, Nicaragua; Merck, Panama; Merck, Peru; Merck, El Salvador



• Fix-A
  Acme, Bangladesh



• Fixim
  Unipharm, Costa Rica; Unipharm, Guatemala; Unipharm, Honduras; Unipharm, Nicaragua; Unipharm, El Salvador



• Fixx
  Unichem, India



• InfectoOpticef
  Infectopharm, Germany



• Necopen
  Laboratorios Dr Esteve, Spain



• Neocef
  Atral, Portugal



• Oracef
  Micro Labs, Myanmar



• Oroken
  Sanofi-Aventis, Burkina Faso; Sanofi-Aventis, Benin; Sanofi-Aventis, Central African Republic; Sanofi-Aventis, Congo; Sanofi-Aventis, Cote D'ivoire; Sanofi-Aventis, Cameroon; Sanofi-Aventis, France; Sanofi-Aventis, Gabon; Sanofi-Aventis, Guinea; Sanofi-Aventis, Madagascar; Sanofi-Aventis, Mali; Sanofi-Aventis, Mauritania; Sanofi-Aventis, Mauritius; Sanofi-Aventis, Niger; Sanofi-Aventis, Senegal; Sanofi-Aventis, Chad; Sanofi-Aventis, Togo; Sanofi-Aventis, Zaire



• Profix
  Medicon, Bangladesh



• Simcef
  Erlimpex, Indonesia



• Spaxim
  Sandoz, Indonesia



• Sporetik
  Sanbe, Indonesia



• Suprax
  Astellas, Germany; Gedeon Richter, Czech Republic; Gedeon Richter, Hungary; Richter Gedeon RT, Slovakia



• Taxim-O
  Alkem, Myanmar



• Texit
  Apex, Bangladesh



• Tocef
  Bernofarm, Indonesia; General Pharma, Bangladesh



• Tricef
  Merck, Austria



• Triocef
  Nipa, Bangladesh



• Triocim
  Beximco, Bangladesh



• Trixim
  Ferron, Indonesia



• Uro-Cephoral
  Merck, Germany



• Urticef
  Pediatrica, Indonesia; Prafa, Indonesia; United, Myanmar



• Vixcef
  Bagó, Argentina

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DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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