PIMCEF

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

The drug PIMCEF contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1	Cefepime UNII I8X1O0607P - CEFEPIME HYDROCHLORIDE
	Cefepime is a broad-spectrum, bactericidal antibiotic, with activity against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including many strains resistant to aminoglycosides or third generation cephalosporins. It has a reduced affinity for beta-lactamases.
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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
A4-8461	Powder for injection	Pimcef Injection INJ_PWD 1 g	Powder for solution for injection in a vial. Each vial contains: Cefepime Hydrochloride USP equiv. to Cefepime 1 g	28/10/2021

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group		Classification
J01DE01	Cefepime	J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J01 Antibacterials for systemic use → J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials → J01DE Fourth-generation cephalosporins
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
NG	Registered Drug Product Database	A4-8461