Bacampicillin
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Bacampicillin (INN) is a penicillin antibiotic. It is a prodrug of ampicillin with improved oral bioavailability.[1]
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Routes of administration | Oral |
Drug class | aminopenicillin |
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Metabolism | Rapidly hydrolyzed to ampicillin |
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Formula | C21H27N3O7S |
Molar mass | 465.52 g·mol−1 |
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It was sold under the brand names Spectrobid (Pfizer) and Penglobe (AstraZeneca).In 2015, Pfizer discontinued Spectrobid, and no generic manufacturer has taken over production.[2] Bacampicillin is thus unavailable in the United States, and is no longer FDA approved.[3]