Lactams

DBCAT000570Pharmacologic class

Cyclic AMIDES formed from aminocarboxylic acids by the elimination of water. Lactims are the enol forms of lactams. A DrugBank category of 147 drugs. 80 of them are approved.

Also known as: Lactims
Drugs: 7-Aminodesacetoxycephalosporanic acid
Alvespimycin
Amdinocillin
Amoxicillin
Ampicillin
Apalcillin
Aspoxicillin
Azidocillin
Azlocillin
Aztreonam
Bacampicillin
Benapenem
Benzylpenicillin
Benzylpenicilloyl polylysine
Biapenem
Brobactam
Carbapenem
Carbenicillin
Carfecillin
Carindacillin
Carumonam
Cefacetrile
Cefaclor
Cefadroxil
Cefalonium
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What you can answer from here — as of August 24, 2016

147DrugsEach linked to its full drug card

93Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type

13,910Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes

18Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given

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