Aztreonam

In the US, Aztreonam (aztreonam systemic) is a member of the drug class miscellaneous antibiotics and is used to treat Bacteremia, Bacterial Infection, Bone infection, Cystic Fibrosis, Febrile Neutropenia, Intraabdominal Infection, Kidney Infections, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Peritonitis, Pneumonia, Pneumonia with Cystic Fibrosis, Skin and Structure Infection, Skin Infection and Urinary Tract Infection.

US matches:

• Aztreonam


• Aztreonam inhalation


• Aztreonam injection


• Aztreonam Intravenous, Injection

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J01DF01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0078110-38-0

Chemical Formula

C13-H17-N5-O8-S2

Molecular Weight

435

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial

Chemical Name

Propanoic acid, 2-[[[1-(2-amino-4-thiazolyl)-2-[(2-methyl-4-oxo-1-sulfo-3-azetidinyl)amino]-2-oxoethylidene]amino]oxy]-2-methyl-, [2S-[2α,3ß(Z)]]-

Foreign Names

• Aztreonamum (Latin)
• Aztreonam (German)
• Aztréonam (French)
• Aztreonam (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Aztreonam (OS: DCIT, USAN, BAN)
• Aztréonam (OS: DCF)
• SQ 26776 (IS: Squibb)
• Aztreonam (PH: JP XV, USP 32)

Brand Names

• Azactam
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Austria; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Australia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Belgium; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bulgaria; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bahrain; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Brazil; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Switzerland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Czech Republic; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Germany; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Denmark; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Spain; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Finland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, United Kingdom; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Greece; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Indonesia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ireland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Kenya; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Luxembourg; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Norway; Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Zealand; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Oman; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Peru; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Philippines; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Poland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Portugal; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sweden; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Singapore; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Slovakia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Taiwan; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Tanzania; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Uganda; Bristol-Myers Squibb, United States; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Venezuela; Bristol-Myers Squibb, South Africa; Eisai, Japan; Elan, United States; Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Azenam
  Aristo, India



• Aztreonam
  Richet, Argentina; Vitalis, Peru; Vitalis, Venezuela



• Cayston
  Gilead, Canada; Gilead, Germany; Gilead, United Kingdom; Gilead, Ireland; Gilead, Netherlands; Gilead, United States



• Primbactam
  Menarini, Italy



• Vebac
  Fahrenheit, Indonesia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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