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Meticillin (INN BAN) or methicillin (USAN) is a narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class. It should not be confused with the antibiotic metacycline. In 2005 the name of the drug was changed from methicillin to meticillin in accordance with the International Pharmacopoeia guidelines.

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ATC prefix
J01
ATC suffix
CF03
CAS number
61-32-5
DrugBank
DB01603
FDA UNII code
Q91FH1328A
IUPAC name
(2S5R6R)-6-[(26-dimethoxybenzoyl)amino]-33-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid
PubChem
6087

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