Spectrobid

Active Ingredient(s): Bacampicillin
FDA Approved: * December 22, 1980
Pharm Company: * PFIZER
Category: Antibiotics

* This drug may consist of multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or distributors. If applicable, they would be listed below under "NDC Database Records".

Spectrobid Overview

Bacampicillin (INN) is a penicillin antibiotic. It is a prodrug of ampicillin with improved oral bioavailability.[1] It is sold under the brand names Spectrobid (Pfizer) and Penglobe (AstraZeneca). Synthesis Semi-synthetic antibiotic related to penicillin. The relatively small chemical difference between ampicillin and benzylpenicillin not only allows for substantial oral activity but also results in a substantial broadening of antimicrobial spectrum so as to allow for use ...

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Details May Include Instructions, Side Effects, Interactions, Etc. Drug monograph is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GFDL (GNU Free Documentation License). Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacampicillin

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