Ceftriaxone

Chemical formula: C₁₈H₁₈N₈O₇S₃  Molecular mass: 554.58 g/mol  PubChem compound: 5479530

Active ingredient description

Ceftriaxone is an antibacterial for systemic use, a third-generation cephalosporin. It inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis following attachment to penicillin binding proteins (PBPs) leading to bacterial 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
J01DD04 Ceftriaxone J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J01 Antibacterials for systemic use → J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials → J01DD Third-generation cephalosporins
Discover more medicines within J01DD04

Product monographs

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

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

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 104376-79-6
CAS Substance: 73384-59-5
CAS Substance: 74578-69-1
DrugBank Drug: DB01212
KEGG Drug: D07659
PubChem Compound: 5479530
RxNorm Ingredient: 2193
SNOMED-CT Concept: 372670001
Ceftriaxone (substance)
UNII Identifier: 75J73V1629
CEFTRIAXONE

Medicines

Ceftriaxone is an active ingredient of these brands:

Austria (AT)

Brazil (BR)

  • AMPLOSPEC as CEFTRIAXONE SODIUM
  • CEFTRIONA as Ceftriaxone disodium salt hemi (heptahydrate)
  • CELLTRIAXON as Ceftriaxone disodium salt hemi (heptahydrate)
  • KEFTRON as CEFTRIAXONE SODIUM
  • ROCEFIN as CEFTRIAXONE SODIUM
  • TEUCEF as Ceftriaxone disodium hemieptahydrate
  • TRIAXIN as CEFTRIAXONE SODIUM
  • TRIAXTON as Ceftriaxone disodium hemieptahydrate

Croatia (HR)

Cyprus (CY)

Ecuador (EC)

Estonia (EE)

Finland (FI)

France (FR)

Hong Kong (HK)

Ireland (IE)

Italy (IT)

Japan (JP)

Lithuania (LT)

Malta (MT)

Mexico (MX)

New Zealand (NZ)

  • VERACOL as Ceftriaxone sodium trisesquihydrate

Nigeria (NG)

Poland (PL)

Romania (RO)

Singapore (SG)

South Africa (ZA)

Spain (ES)

Tunisia (TN)

Turkey (TR)

United Kingdom (UK)

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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