Cefazolin Other names: Cephazolin

Chemical formula: C₁₄H₁₄N₈O₄S₃ Molecular mass: 454.507 g/mol PubChem compound: 33255

Active ingredient description

Cefazolin is a bactericidal cephalosporin antibiotic of the first generation for parenteral administration. Cephalosporins inhibit cell wall synthesis (in the growth stage) through blocking the penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) like transpeptidases. The outcome is a bactericidal action.

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group		Classification
J01DB04	Cefazolin	J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J01 Antibacterials for systemic use → J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials → J01DB First-generation cephalosporins
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Product monographs

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

Document	Type	Information Source
CEFAZOLIN Powder for solution for injection/infusion	MPI, EU: SmPC	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

Medicines

Cefazolin is an active ingredient of these brands:

Austria (AT)

KEFZOL as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
SERVAZOLIN as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM

Brazil (BR)

CELLOZINA as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
CEZOLIN as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
FAZOLON as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM

Croatia (HR)

ZEPILEN

Cyprus (CY)

Ecuador (EC)

Estonia (EE)

ZEPILEN

Hong Kong (HK)

STAZOLIN as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM

Italy (IT)

CEFAZIL as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
NEFAZOL as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM

Japan (JP)

CEFAMEZIN

Lithuania (LT)

REZOL as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
ZEPILEN

Malta (MT)

ZEPILEN

Netherlands (NL)

KEFZOL as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM

Poland (PL)

BIOFAZOLIN as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
TARFAZOLIN as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM

Romania (RO)

ZOLINEF as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM

Singapore (SG)

CEZOLIN as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
ZEPILEN

South Africa (ZA)

BETAZOLIN as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
RANZOL as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
REZOLIN as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
SRATOP as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
ZOLIN as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM

Spain (ES)

Turkey (TR)

BEFAZOL as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
CEFAMEZIN
CEFOZIN as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
CEZOL
EQIZOLIN
IESPOR
ILKSEF as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
MAKSIPORIN
MAXICILIN
REBASIN as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
SEFAMAX
SEFAZOL
VANSEF as CEFAZOLIN SODIUM

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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