Synonyms: BRL-1621 | BRL1621 | chloroxacillin | Methocillin S | Syntarpen® | Tegopen®
cloxacillin is an approved drug (FDA (1971))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Cloxacillin is a semisynthetic beta-lactamase resistant penicillin antibacterial [1-2]. It has less potent antibacterial activity than benzylpenicillin.
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Bioactivity Comments |
Bioactivity may relate to cloxacillin sodium or cloxacillin sodium hydrate formulations. The MIC for antibacterial activity against community acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus N4042228 is 30 ng/ml in vitro [3]. |