Carindacillin

Carindacillin
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
  • (2S,5R,6R)-6-([3-(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-5-yloxy)-3-oxo-2-phenylpropanoyl]amino)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid
CAS Number
  • 35531-88-5
  • salt: 26605-69-6 checkY
PubChem CID
  • 93184
ChemSpider
  • 391995
UNII
  • 5V278481KE
  • salt: 4OUL81K2RT checkY
ChEMBL
  • ChEMBL1200991
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID6048705
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC26H26N2O6S
Molar mass494.56 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • Interactive image
  • [Na+].O=C([O-])[C@@H]4N5C(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)C(c1ccccc1)C(=O)Oc2cc3c(cc2)CCC3)[C@H]5SC4(C)C

Carindacillin (INN), also known as carbenicillin indanyl (USAN), is a penicillin antibiotic. It is a prodrug of carbenicillin.[1]

It is administered orally, as the sodium salt. It was formerly marketed in the United States by Pfizer under the brand name Geocillin. Pfizer withdrew Carindacillin from the U.S. market sometime after 2008.[2]

Pharmacokinetics

Shortly after absorption via the small intestine, Carindacillin is hydrolyzed into Carbenicillin. Carbenicillin acts by interfering with final cell wall synthesis in susceptible bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, and some Proteus. The most common adverse effects include nausea, bad taste, diarrhea, vomiting, flatulence, and glossitis. Carindacillin was approved for use in adults in the treatment of prostatitis and urinary tract infections. Dosing was between 2000 and 4000 mg daily, divided into equally spaced doses.[3]

References

  1. ^ English AR, Retsema JA, Ray VA, Lynch JE (March 1972). "Carbenicillin indanyl sodium, an orally active derivative of carbenicillin". Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 1 (3): 185–91. doi:10.1128/aac.1.3.185. PMC 444190. PMID 4558137.
  2. ^ "Drugs@FDA: FDA-Approved Drugs CARBENICILLIN INDANYL SODIUM". www.accessdata.fda.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  3. ^ Pfizer (2008). "GEOCILLIN® carbenicillin indanyl sodium tablets label" (PDF).


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