Bacampicillin is an ampicillin prodrug used to treat various susceptible bacterial infections in the body, such as respiratory infections and skin and subcutaneous tissue infections. It is absorbed following oral administration.
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed
During absorption from the gastrointestinal tract, bacampicillin is hydrolyzed by esterases present in the intestinal wall. It is microbiologically active as ampicillin, and exerts a bactericidal action through the inhibition of the biosynthesis of cell wall mucopeptides.
- Primary indication
- For infections at the following sites: upper and lower respiratory tract; skin and soft tissue; urinary tract and acute uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis, when due to sensitive strains of the following organisms: Gram-positive: streptococci (including S....Curator reviewed · 9 structured indications
- Formula / weight
- C21H27N3O7S · 465.52 g/mol (avg)
- First approval
- Canada, 2000
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Which other approved drugs treat the same conditions as Bacampicillin, and which companies have late-stage candidates in those indications?
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