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loracarbef

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Also known as Lorabid, LY-163892, Anhydrous loracarbef, Loracarbef, anhydrous, Loracarbefum, loracarbef anhydrous, Loracarbef anhydrous

Loracarbef is an antibiotic. It is a carbacephem, but it is sometimes grouped together with the second-generation cephalosporin antibiotics. Loracarbef is a synthetic "carba" analog of cefaclor, and is more stable.

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Mass
349.082934
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chemical formula
C₁₆H₁₆ClN₃O₄
Commons category
Loracarbef
canonical SMILES
C1CC(=C(N2C1C(C2=O)NC(=O)C(C3=CC=CC=C3)N)C(=O)O)Cl
isomeric SMILES
C1CC(=C(N2[C@H]1[C@@H](C2=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](C3=CC=CC=C3)N)C(=O)O)Cl
defined daily dose
0.6
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Loracarbef is an antibiotic. It is a carbacephem, but it is sometimes grouped together with the second-generation cephalosporin antibiotics. Loracarbef is a synthetic "carba" analog of cefaclor, and is more stable.

==History== Loracarbef received FDA approval in 1991 and it was marketed under the trade name Lorabid. Its use was discontinued in 2006.

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