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Cefotetan is an injectable antibiotic of the cephamycin type for prophylaxis and treatment of bacterial infections. It is often grouped together with second-generation cephalosporins and has a similar antibacterial spectrum but with additional anti-anaerobe coverage.Cefotetan was developed by Yamanouchi. It is marketed outside Japan by AstraZeneca with the brand names Apatef and Cefotan.

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ATC prefix
J01
ATC suffix
DC05
CAS number
69712-56-7
ChEBI
3499
DrugBank
DB01330
FDA UNII code
48SPP0PA9Q
IUPAC name
13-dithietane-2-carbonyl]amino-7-methoxy-, 3-[(1-methyltetrazol-5-yl)sulfanylmethyl]-8-oxo-, (7S)-7-[4-(1-amino-3-hydroxy-13-dioxopropan-2-ylidene), 5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid
PubChem
53025

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