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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C19H17ClN3O5S.Na
Molecular Weight 457.863
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 3 / 3
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of CLOXACILLIN SODIUM ANHYDROUS

SMILES

[Na+].CC1=C(C(=O)N[C@H]2[C@H]3SC(C)(C)[C@@H](N3C2=O)C([O-])=O)C(=NO1)C4=CC=CC=C4Cl

InChI

InChIKey=SCLZRKVZRBKZCR-SLINCCQESA-M
InChI=1S/C19H18ClN3O5S.Na/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);/q;+1/p-1/t13-,14+,17-;/m1./s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C19H17ClN3O5S
Molecular Weight 434.873
Charge -1
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 3 / 3
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Molecular Formula Na
Molecular Weight 22.98976928
Charge 1
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

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
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 21 years
Sex: F
Sources:
Disc. AE: Agranulocytosis...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Agranulocytosis (1 patient)
Sources:
12 g 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 12 g, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 12 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 66 - 80 years
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 66 - 80 years
Sex: M+F
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
Studied dose
Dose: 9.8 g, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 9.8 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sex: unknown
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
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 21 years
Sex: F
Sources:
Acute kidney injury 23 patients
Disc. AE
12 g 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 12 g, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 12 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 66 - 80 years
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 66 - 80 years
Sex: M+F
Sources:
Neutropenia 2 patients
9.8 g 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 9.8 g, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 9.8 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sex: unknown
Sources:
Rash 4 patients
9.8 g 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 9.8 g, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 9.8 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sex: unknown
Sources:
Fever 5 patients
9.8 g 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 9.8 g, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 9.8 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sex: unknown
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
Method development for measuring trace levels of penicillins in aqueous environmental samples.
2001
The isolation and characterization of Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni from domestic geese (Anser anser).
2001 Apr
Acute bacterial arthritis caused by group C streptococci.
2001 Aug
Malignant otitis externa in an infant with selective IgA deficiency: a case report.
2001 Aug 20
[Cloxacilin and vancomycin bacterial action against oxalicin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus].
2001 Feb
Skin and soft tissue infection.
2001 Jul
Staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome in a very low birth weight premature infant.
2001 Jul
Interaction energies between beta-lactam antibiotics and E. coli penicillin-binding protein 5 by reversible thermal denaturation.
2001 Jun
Screening method for identification of beta-lactams in bovine urine by use of liquid chromatography and a microbial inhibition test.
2001 Mar
Application of ion-exchange cartridge clean-up in food analysis IV. Confirmatory assay of benzylpenicillin, phenoxymethylpenicillin, oxacillin, cloxacillin, nafcillin and dicloxacillin, in bovine tissues by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry.
2001 Mar 16
Association between antibiotic resistance and the expression of Dr adhesin among uropathogenic Escherichia coli.
2001 Mar-Apr
OXA-35 is an OXA-10-related beta-lactamase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
2001 Nov
Determination of benzylpenicillin, oxacillin, cloxacillin, and dicloxacillin in cows' milk by ion-pair high-performance liquid chromatography after precolumn derivatization.
2001 Sep
Evaluation of a systemic antibiotic treatment of toxic puerperal metritis in dairy cows.
2001 Sep
Analysis of beta-lactam antibiotics in incurred raw milk by rapid test methods and liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry.
2001 Sep
[Effect of subinhibitory levels of selected antibiotics on susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus strains to phagocytosis and killing by rabbit granulocytes].
2002
Antibiotics differ in their tendency to cause infusion phlebitis: a prospective observational study.
2002
Clinical prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus and Staph. intermedius in dogs.
2002
Combined antibiotic and free radical trap treatment is effective at combating Staphylococcus-aureus-induced septic arthritis.
2002
Pathogenic agents of chronic suppurative otitis media in Ilorin, Nigeria.
2002 Apr
Biofilm bacteria: formation and comparative susceptibility to antibiotics.
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
Efficacy of ceftriaxone and gentamicin given once a day by using human-like pharmacokinetics in treatment of experimental staphylococcal endocarditis.
2002 Feb
Screening and mass spectral confirmation of beta-lactam antibiotic residues in milk using LC-MS/MS.
2002 Jan 16
Liquid chromatographic determination of ampicillin residues in porcine muscle tissue by a multipenicillin analytical method: European Collaborative Study.
2002 Jul-Aug
[[Primary psoas abscess. Presentation of 3 cases].
2002 Jun
Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus chromogenes isolates from intramammary infections of dairy cows.
2002 Jun 20
Parallux beta-lactam: a capillary-based fluorescent immunoassay for the determination of penicillin-G, ampicillin, amoxicillin, cloxacillin, cephapirin, and ceftiofur in bovine milk.
2002 Mar-Apr
Antibiotic associated diarrhoea: a controlled study comparing plain antibiotic with those containing protected lactobacilli.
2002 May
Bacterial colonization of intravenous catheters in young dogs suspected to have parvoviral enteritis.
2002 May 1
[Impact of regulatory measures in the trends of community consumption of antibiotics in Chile].
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
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in institutionalized adults with developmental disabilities.
2002 Sep
Acute bacterial skin infections in pediatric medicine: current issues in presentation and treatment.
2003
Confirmatory analysis of beta-lactam antibiotics in kidney tissue by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization selective reaction monitoring ion trap tandem mass spectrometry.
2003
[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
Use of antibiotic-loaded polymethyl methacrylate beads in the management of musculoskeletal sepsis--a retrospective study.
2003 Jun
Neonatal Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome complicating ileal atresia.
2003 May
Determination of organochlorine pesticides in agricultural soil with special reference to gamma-HCH degradation by Pseudomonas strains.
2003 May
[Treatment of mastitis in general practice].
2003 Nov 6
AmpC cephalosporinase hyperproduction in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical strains.
2003 Oct
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).
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Name Type Language
CLOXACILLIN SODIUM ANHYDROUS
Common Name English
CLOXACILLIN SODIUM SALT ANHYDROUS [MI]
Preferred Name English
NSC-756687
Code English
CLOXACILLIN SODIUM, ANHYDROUS
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C1500
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Code System Code Type Description
MERCK INDEX
m3673
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CHEBI
51357
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CAS
642-78-4
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
211-390-9
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NCI_THESAURUS
C76222
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NSC
756687
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FDA UNII
MWQ645MKMF
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PUBCHEM
23675320
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID4045551
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