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Delafloxacin sold under the brand name Baxdela among others, is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic used to treat acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections. It was developed by Melinta Therapeutics.

Key facts

Drug.image
Delafloxacin.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.width
250
Drug.tradename
Baxdela, others
Drug.DailyMedID
Delafloxacin
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth, intravenous injection
Drug.ATC_prefix
J01
Drug.ATC_suffix
MA23
Drug.legal_CA
Rx-only
Drug.legal_US
Rx-only
Drug.legal_EU
Rx-only
Drug.legal_status
Rx-only
Drug.index2_label
as salt
Drug.CAS_number
189279-58-1
Drug.CAS_supplemental
352458-37-8 (meglumine)
Drug.PubChem
487101
Drug.DrugBank
DB11943
Drug.ChemSpiderID
427049

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Chemical data

Formula
C18H12ClF3N4O4
Molecular weight
440.8 g/mol
IUPAC name
1-(6-amino-3,5-difluoro-2-pyridinyl)-8-chloro-6-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxyazetidin-1-yl)-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid
SMILES
C1C(CN1C2=C(C=C3C(=C2Cl)N(C=C(C3=O)C(=O)O)C4=C(C=C(C(=N4)N)F)F)F)O
InChIKey
DYDCPNMLZGFQTM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
2.7
Polar surface area
120 Ų
H-bond donors
3
H-bond acceptors
11
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
First approval
2017
Admin. routes
oral, parenteral
Indications
gonorrhea, liver disease, bacterial pneumonia, infection

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Wikidata facts

Mass
440.05
Has use
medication
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chemical formula
C₁₈H₁₂ClF₃N₄O₄
canonical SMILES
C1C(CN1C2=C(C=C3C(=C2Cl)N(C=C(C3=O)C(=O)O)C4=NC(=C(C=C4F)F)N)F)O
NCI Thesaurus ID
C87390
Commons category
Delafloxacin
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Medical use
  • Adverse effects
  • Interactions
  • Pharmacology
  • Chemistry
  • History
  • References

Delafloxacin sold under the brand name Baxdela among others, is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic used to treat acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections. It was developed by Melinta Therapeutics.

==Medical use== Delafloxacin is indicated to treat adults with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) caused by designated susceptible bacteria or adults with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) caused by designated susceptible bacteria.

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