Compound ID | 392
Synonym(s): FCE 22101
Class: Beta-lactam (penem)
Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
Details of activity: | Broad spectrum antibiotic which demonstrates similar activoty to imipenem, but shows no activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
Description: | Intravenous forms and oral form (Ritipenem acoxyl, FCE-22891, prodrug of ritipenem) |
Institute where first reported: | Novartis, Switzerland |
Year first mentioned: | 1986 |
Highest developmental phase: | Phase 3 |
Development status: | Inactive |
Reason Dropped: | FDA withdrew approval in 2008; high neurotoxicity |
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PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/65633 |
Guide to Pharmacology: | ritipenem |
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