Amoxicillin

Also known as: Amoxycillin

Active ingredient description

Amoxicillin is a semisynthetic penicillin (beta-lactam antibiotic) that inhibits one or more enzymes (often referred to as penicillin-binding proteins, PBPs) in the biosynthetic pathway of bactericidal peptidoglycan, which is an integral structural component of the bacterial cell wall. Inhibition of peptidoglycan synthesis leads to weakening of the cell wall, which is usually followed by cell lysis and death.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code
Group title
Classification
Amoxicillin
J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J01 Antibacterials for systemic use → J01C Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicillins → J01CA Penicillins with extended spectrum
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title
Type
Country
Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
UK

Medicines

Amoxicillin is the active ingredient of these drugs:

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Amoxicillin is also found within below combination drugs:

ABIOCLAV , ACADIMOX , ACAMANTINE , ACEMUK BIOTIC DUO , ACLAF , ACTIMENTIN , ADIPEN , AKLAV , ALPHACLAV DUO , ALVOCLAV , AMCLAV , AMCLAVOX DUO , AMFLUPEN , AMOCLA , AMOCLAN , AMOCLAV , AMOKSIKLAV , AMORION COMP , AMOXACID , AMOXCLAV , AMOXGRAN IBL , AMOXI PLUS , AMOXICLAV , AMOXICLAVULAN , AMOXICOMP GENERICON , AMOXIDIN CL , AMOXIN COMP , AMOXIPEN-T DUO , AMOXISTAD , AMOXYCLAV , AMOXYSEVEN , AMYLAN , ANBICYN , ANIVAL , ANSINI , APEN , ATAK CLAV , AUGLAVIN , AUGMAXCIL , AUGMENTAN , AUGMENTIN , AUGMENTINE , AUGMEX , AVEGGIO , AVIDIA , AVUTAN , BAMMOX , BASELMOX DUO , BERALMOX , BETACLAV , BETAKLAV , BICLAVOR , BIMOX , BINDOCLAV , BIOCLAVID , CHENAMOX C , CHENAMOX CL , CIBLOR , CLABAT , CLAMENTIN , CLAMOVID , CLAMOXIN , CLANOXY , CLAUTERO , CLAVAM , CLAVAMEL FORTE , CLAVAMOX , CLAVEPEN , CLAVET , CLAVICIN , CLAVINEX , CLAVOBAY , CLAVOMED , CLAVOMID , CLAVOR , CLAVOXINE , CLAVTAC , CLAVUCID , CLAVULIN , CLAVUMED , CLAVUNIX , CLAVUROL , CLAVUTEC , CLAVUXIDAN , CLAXAM , CLEDOMOX , CLOXAMOX , CO-AMOXICLAV , COMBICIN , COMPLICILLIN , COMPLIPEN , CURAM , DAMOCLAV , DICLOMOX , DISWAR , DOCLAXIN , EDVABAC , EMYCLAM , ENHANCIN , ENZAMOX , EPEROX IBL , ESOGASTRO IBP , FABAMOX DUO , FINEMOX-CV , FLEMING , FORCID SOLUTAB , FUGENTIN , GERMENTIN , HELIPAK A , HELIPAK K , HICONCIL COMBI , HOMER , HP-PAC , KLAVIMAXCIL , KLAVUX , KOACT , KRUXADE , LANICO , LANZOPRAL HELI-PACK , LIDINGSHA , MACROPEN , MAXCIL-CO , MEDICLAV , MEDOCLAV , MEGAPEN , MONDEX , MOXICLAV , MOXILAN , MOXILINE CV , MOXTAM PLUS , MYCLAV , NEODUPLAMOX , NEXIUM HP7 , NOPRILAM , NOVACLAV , NOVAMOX , OMEPRAMIX , OPEXIN , OXIALVULAM , PANCLAMOX , PENAMOX M , PENCLA , POLAMOKLAV , POLICLAVUMOXIL , POSMOX , PROXIDAL PLUS , PURICLAV , PYLORIPAC , PYLORIPAC RETRAT , RAMOCLAV , RANCLAV , RAPICLAV , REPROXIL , SAROMOX , SEPTAM BD , SIGMA CLAV , SINERGIA , SINOT CLAV , STEMOX , SULAMP DUO , SULBAMOX , SULMOX , SYNERMOX , SYNTOCLAV , TALICIA , TAROMENTIN , TELGEN CO , TRIFAMOX , TRIGASTRO , TRIGASTRO LV , UCICLAV , UOSOMOX IBL , VAAMOX , VULAMOX DUO , XAMOLEX , XICLAV , XINAMOD , YUCLA

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

Chemical formula: C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S
Molecular mass: 365.404 g/mol

3D molecular structure

3D representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 26787-78-0
CAS Substance: 34642-77-8
CAS Substance: 61336-70-7
DrugBank Drug: DB01060
KEGG Drug: D07452
PubChem Compound: 33613
RxNorm Ingredient: 723
SNOMED-CT Concept: 372687004
Amoxicillin (substance)
UNII Identifier: 804826J2HU
AMOXICILLIN