Cefapirin
Encyclopedia
Cefapirin is an injectable, first-generation cephalosporin
antibiotic
. It is marketed under the trade name Cefadyl. Production for use in humans has been discontinued in the United States.
It also has a role in veterinary medicine
as Metricure, an intrauterine preparation and combined with prednisolone
in Mastiplan, an intramammary preparation. Both are licenced in cattle
.
Cephalosporin
The cephalosporins are a class of β-lactam antibiotics originally derived from Acremonium, which was previously known as "Cephalosporium".Together with cephamycins they constitute a subgroup of β-lactam antibiotics called cephems.-Medical use:...
antibiotic
Antibiotic
An antibacterial is a compound or substance that kills or slows down the growth of bacteria.The term is often used synonymously with the term antibiotic; today, however, with increased knowledge of the causative agents of various infectious diseases, antibiotic has come to denote a broader range of...
. It is marketed under the trade name Cefadyl. Production for use in humans has been discontinued in the United States.
It also has a role in veterinary medicine
Veterinary medicine
Veterinary Medicine is the branch of science that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in non-human animals...
as Metricure, an intrauterine preparation and combined with prednisolone
Prednisolone
Prednisolone is the active metabolite of prednisone, which is also used as a drug.-Uses:Prednisolone is a corticosteroid drug with predominant glucocorticoid and low mineralocorticoid activity, making it useful for the treatment of a wide range of inflammatory and auto-immune conditions such as...
in Mastiplan, an intramammary preparation. Both are licenced in cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
.