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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C19H18ClN3O5S
Molecular Weight 435.881
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 3 / 3
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of CLOXACILLIN

SMILES

[H][C@]12SC(C)(C)[C@@H](N1C(=O)[C@H]2NC(=O)C3=C(C)ON=C3C4=CC=CC=C4Cl)C(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=LQOLIRLGBULYKD-JKIFEVAISA-N
InChI=1S/C19H18ClN3O5S/c1-8-11(12(22-28-8)9-6-4-5-7-10(9)20)15(24)21-13-16(25)23-14(18(26)27)19(2,3)29-17(13)23/h4-7,13-14,17H,1-3H3,(H,21,24)(H,26,27)/t13-,14+,17-/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Cloxacillin is a derivative of penicillin for the treatment of broad spectrum of bacterial infections. The drug exerts its action by inhiiting bacterial beta-lactamase (penicillin-binding proteins).

CNS Activity

Sources: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25582344
Curator's Comment: Cloxacillin does not significantly cross the blood brain barrier.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Curative
TEGOPEN

Approved Use

Unknown

Launch Date

1981
Curative
TEGOPEN

Approved Use

Unknown

Launch Date

1981
Curative
TEGOPEN

Approved Use

Unknown

Launch Date

1981
Curative
TEGOPEN

Approved Use

Unknown

Launch Date

1981
Curative
TEGOPEN

Approved Use

Unknown

Launch Date

1981
Curative
TEGOPEN

Approved Use

Unknown

Launch Date

1981
Curative
TEGOPEN

Approved Use

Unknown

Launch Date

1981
Curative
TEGOPEN

Approved Use

Unknown

Launch Date

1981
Curative
TEGOPEN

Approved Use

Unknown

Launch Date

1981
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
60 μg/mL
2 g single, intravenous
dose: 2 g
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CLOXACILLIN serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
310 μg × h/mL
2 g single, intravenous
dose: 2 g
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CLOXACILLIN serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
43 min
2 g single, intravenous
dose: 2 g
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CLOXACILLIN serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
12 g 1 times / day steady, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 12 g, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: steady
Dose: 12 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 21 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: infective endocarditis caused by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
Age Group: 21 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Disc. AE: Agranulocytosis...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Agranulocytosis (1 patient)
Sources:
12 g 1 times / day multiple, intravenous (median)
Studied dose
Dose: 12 g, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 12 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 66 - 80 years
n = 23
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: endocarditis or osteoarticular infections
Age Group: 66 - 80 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 23
Sources:
Disc. AE: Acute kidney injury...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Acute kidney injury (23 patients)
Sources:
9.8 g 1 times / day multiple, intravenous (mean)
Studied dose
Dose: 9.8 g, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 9.8 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 54
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: infective endocarditis
Age Group: adult
Sex: unknown
Population Size: 54
Sources:
Other AEs: Neutropenia, Rash...
Other AEs:
Neutropenia (2 patients)
Rash (4 patients)
Fever (5 patients)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Agranulocytosis 1 patient
Disc. AE
12 g 1 times / day steady, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 12 g, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: steady
Dose: 12 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 21 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: infective endocarditis caused by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
Age Group: 21 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Acute kidney injury 23 patients
Disc. AE
12 g 1 times / day multiple, intravenous (median)
Studied dose
Dose: 12 g, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 12 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 66 - 80 years
n = 23
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: endocarditis or osteoarticular infections
Age Group: 66 - 80 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 23
Sources:
Neutropenia 2 patients
9.8 g 1 times / day multiple, intravenous (mean)
Studied dose
Dose: 9.8 g, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 9.8 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 54
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: infective endocarditis
Age Group: adult
Sex: unknown
Population Size: 54
Sources:
Rash 4 patients
9.8 g 1 times / day multiple, intravenous (mean)
Studied dose
Dose: 9.8 g, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 9.8 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 54
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: infective endocarditis
Age Group: adult
Sex: unknown
Population Size: 54
Sources:
Fever 5 patients
9.8 g 1 times / day multiple, intravenous (mean)
Studied dose
Dose: 9.8 g, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 9.8 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 54
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: infective endocarditis
Age Group: adult
Sex: unknown
Population Size: 54
Sources:
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG

OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer








Drug as perpetrator​Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
likely
yes (pharmacogenomic study)
Comment: Compared with the other groups, carriers of the 1236CC genotype had a significantly lower mean Cloxacillin Cmax (−53%; P = 0.013) and AUC0−∞ (−40%; P = 0.044), and a significantly higher mean apparent oral clearance (35%; P = 0.013).
moderate [Ki 950 uM]
yes
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
[Reversible renal failure in female patients with acute interstitial nephritis caused by cloxacillin].
1992 Dec 7-14
Cloxacillin-induced acute tubulo interstitial nephritis.
1992 Oct
Evaluation of diazotized 4-amino-3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid (ADBA) as a new derivatizing reagent.
2001 Sep
Influence of failure of primary wound healing on subsequent recurrence of pilonidal sinus. combined prospective study and randomised controlled trial.
2002
[Effect of subinhibitory levels of selected antibiotics on susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus strains to phagocytosis and killing by rabbit granulocytes].
2002
Pathogenic agents of chronic suppurative otitis media in Ilorin, Nigeria.
2002 Apr
Antibiogram and beta-lactamase production of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from different human clinical specimens in Edo State, Nigeria.
2002 Apr-Jun
Clinical study of 44 cases of Staphylococcus aureus meningitis.
2002 Dec
Bilateral renal abscesses in a healthy child.
2002 Dec
Effect of proguanil interaction on bioavailability of cloxacillin.
2002 Dec
Prevalence of coagulase-negative staphylococci in bovine mastitis in Zimbabwe.
2002 Jun
Antibiotic associated diarrhoea: a controlled study comparing plain antibiotic with those containing protected lactobacilli.
2002 May
[Impact of regulatory measures in the trends of community consumption of antibiotics in Chile].
2002 Nov
Minimum inhibitory concentrations of 20 antimicrobial agents against Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine intramammary infections in Japan.
2002 Nov
Impact of an antibiotic policy on antibiotic use in a paediatric department. Individual based follow-up shows that antibiotics were chosen according to diagnoses and bacterial findings.
2002 Nov
The effect of an intramammary teat seal on new intramammary infections.
2002 Oct
Bullous reaction in leprosy: a rare phenomenon.
2002 Sep
Acute bacterial skin infections in pediatric medicine: current issues in presentation and treatment.
2003
Dicloxacillin: a higher risk than cloxacillin for infusion phlebitis.
2003
[Therapeutic effect of some antibiotics on experimental staphylococcal infection and its correlation with in vitro activity of antibiotics in sub-inhibitory concentration against Staphylococcus aureus strains].
2003
Field trials on the prophylaxis of intramammary infections in pregnant heifers.
2003
Confirmatory analysis of beta-lactam antibiotics in kidney tissue by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization selective reaction monitoring ion trap tandem mass spectrometry.
2003
Staphylococcus aureus subcutaneous abscess complicating acupuncture: need for implementation of proper infection control guidelines.
2003 Apr
[Relapsing Staphylococcus lugdunensis septic arthritis associated with a knee prosthesis].
2003 Apr
[Community-acquired necrotizing pneumonia associated with bacteriemia and metastatic septic foci].
2003 Apr
A severity score for complicated skin and soft tissue infections derived from phase III studies of linezolid.
2003 Apr
In vitro activity of 10 antimicrobial agents against bacteria isolated from cows with clinical mastitis.
2003 Apr 12
Risk of anaphylaxis in a hospital population in relation to the use of various drugs: an international study.
2003 Apr-May
NmcA carbapenem-hydrolyzing enzyme in Enterobacter cloacae in North America.
2003 Aug
[Drying off cows: a comparative study with two dry cow products].
2003 Aug 15
Case 1--a 65-year-old female patient presented to Kijabe Mission Hospital with a complaint of left thigh swelling.
2003 Aug 22
Folliculitis decalvans--a retrospective study in a tertiary referred centre, over five years.
2003 Feb
[Simultaneous determination of five penicillins in muscle, liver and kidney from slaughtered animals using liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry].
2003 Feb
Detection limits of antimicrobials in ewe milk by delvotest photometric measurements.
2003 Feb
Occurrence and detection of AmpC beta-lactamases among Gram-negative clinical isolates using a modified three-dimensional test at Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India.
2003 Feb
Comparison of two protocols for the treatment of retained fetal membranes in dairy cattle.
2003 Feb
Efficacy of intramammary tilmicosin and risk factors for cure of Staphylococcus aureus infection in the dry period.
2003 Jan
Comparison of beta-lactamases of classes A and D: 1.5-A crystallographic structure of the class D OXA-1 oxacillinase.
2003 Jan
Pattern of aerobic bacteria with their drug susceptibility of surgical inpatients.
2003 Jul
Use of antibiotic-loaded polymethyl methacrylate beads in the management of musculoskeletal sepsis--a retrospective study.
2003 Jun
Suspected chlamydial keratoconjunctivitis in British cattle.
2003 Jun 21
Lucio's phenomenon.
2003 May
Infective endocarditis and cardiac surgery in intravenous drug abusers and HIV-1 infected patients.
2003 May
Neonatal Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome complicating ileal atresia.
2003 May
[Vesicular/pustular lesions in a patient with atopic dermatitis].
2003 May
Determination of organochlorine pesticides in agricultural soil with special reference to gamma-HCH degradation by Pseudomonas strains.
2003 May
Empyema thoracis: a 10-year comparative review of hospitalised children from south Asia.
2003 Nov
[Treatment of mastitis in general practice].
2003 Nov 6
AmpC cephalosporinase hyperproduction in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical strains.
2003 Oct
Large-volume sample stacking combined with separation by 2-hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin for analysis of isoxyzolylpenicillins by capillary electrophoresis.
2003 Sep
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Recommended dose for adults is 500 mg four times a day, one for 2-10 y.o. Kids is 250 mg four times a day, children younger than 2 y.o. should take 125 mg of Tegopen four times a day.
Route of Administration: Oral
The MIC of the cloxacillin for 5 MRSA (methicillin-resistant S.Aureus) strains were more than 32 (ug/ml), for 1 MRSA strain was more than 128(ug/ml) and for another 4 MRSA strains were above was more than 128 (ug/ml).
Name Type Language
CLOXACILLIN
HSDB   INN   MART.   MI   VANDF   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
CLOXACILLIN [HSDB]
Common Name English
cloxacillin [INN]
Common Name English
CLOXACILLIN [MART.]
Common Name English
CLOXACILLIN [VANDF]
Common Name English
Cloxacillin [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
OXACILLIN SODIUM MONOHYDRATE IMPURITY E [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
6-(((3-(2-CHLOROPHENYL)-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLYL)CARBONYL)AMINO)-3,3-DIMETHYL-7-OXO-4-THIA-1-AZABICYCLO(3.2.0)HEPTANE-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID
Systematic Name English
CLOXACILLIN [MI]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
CFR 21 CFR 556.165
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WHO-VATC QJ51RC26
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WHO-ATC J01CF02
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WHO-VATC QS01AA90
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WHO-VATC QG51AG05
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WHO-VATC QJ51CF02
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NCI_THESAURUS C1500
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LIVERTOX 229
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CFR 21 CFR 526.464
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WHO-ESSENTIAL MEDICINES LIST 6.2.1
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WHO-VATC QJ01CF02
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Code System Code Type Description
PUBCHEM
6098
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INN
1533
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EVMPD
SUB06780MIG
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SMS_ID
100000084036
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL891
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NCI_THESAURUS
C61688
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MESH
D003023
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DRUG BANK
DB01147
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CHEBI
49566
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RXCUI
2625
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
200-514-7
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FDA UNII
O6X5QGC2VB
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WIKIPEDIA
CLOXACILLIN
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DAILYMED
O6X5QGC2VB
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID5022853
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MERCK INDEX
m3673
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PRIMARY Merck Index
DRUG CENTRAL
720
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CAS
61-72-3
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HSDB
3042
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LACTMED
Cloxacillin
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