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Pivampicillin is a pivaloyloxymethyl ester of ampicillin. It is a prodrug which is thought to enhance the oral bioavailability of ampicillin because of its greater lipophilicity compared to that of ampicillin.

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ATC prefix
J01
ATC suffix
CA02
CAS number
33817-20-8
ChEBI
8255
DrugBank
DB01604
FDA UNII code
0HLM346LL7
IUPAC name
22-Dimethylpropanoyloxymethyl (2S5R6R)-6-[(2R)-2-amino-2-phenyl-acetyl]amino-33-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylate
PubChem
33478

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