In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.
In the US, Cloxacillin (cloxacillin systemic) is a member of the drug class penicillinase resistant penicillins and is used to treat Bladder Infection, Pneumonia, Skin and Structure Infection and Upper Respiratory Tract Infection.
US matches:
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
J01CF02
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000061-72-3
Chemical Formula
C19-H18-Cl-N3-O5-S
Molecular Weight
435
Therapeutic Category
Antibacterial: Penicillin, penicillinase-resistant
Chemical Name
6-[3-(o-Chlorophenyl)-5-methyl-4-isoxazolecarboxamido]-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid
Foreign Names
- Cloxacillinum (Latin)
- Cloxacillin (German)
- Cloxacilline (French)
- Cloxacilina (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Cloxacillin (OS: BAN)
- Cloxacillina (OS: DCIT)
- Cloxacilline (OS: DCF)
- Cloxacillin Benzathine (OS: BANM)
- Cloxacilline, comp. with N,N'-dibenzylethylenediamine (IS)
- Cloxacillin Benzathine (PH: BP vet. 2007, USP 32)
- Cloxacillin Sodium (OS: BANM, JAN, USAN)
- BRL 1621 (IS: Beecham)
- P 25 (IS)
- Cloxacillin Sodium (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, JP XIV, JP VIII, USP 26, Ph. Eur. 4, BP 2010)
- Cloxacillin Sodium Hydrate (PH: JP XV)
- Cloxacilline (sodique) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
- Cloxacillin-Natrium (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
- Cloxacillinum natricum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
Brand Names
- Ampiclox (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin)
GlaxoSmithKline, Bahrain; SmithKline Beecham, Oman
- Ampiclox (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
Pfizer, Poland
- Aniclox (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
Animedica, Austria
- Apen (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin)
Xixia, South Africa
- Canesten
Bayer, Iceland
- Cloxacil
Saiph, Tunisia
- Cloxacilina
Mintlab, Chile; Terbol, Peru; Volta, Chile
- Cloxam (Cloxacillin andAmpicillin)
Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa
- Cloxapen
Pasteur, Chile
- Cloxatin
Lerd Singh, Myanmar
- Cloxil
Astron, Sri Lanka
- Cloxiran
Cosar, Oman
- Cooperclox (veterinary use)
Schering-Plough Veterinária, Lda, Portugal
- Curaclox (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
Norbrook, South Africa
- Decalox
Hemas, Sri Lanka
- Klatoclox (veterinary use)
Klat, Germany
- Klox
National Pharmaceutical Industries Co. - NPI, Oman
- Kloxerate (veterinary use)
Fort Dodge Animal Health, Luxembourg
- Lactaclox (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
Norbrook Laboratories Australia, Australia
- Megamox (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin)
Garec, South Africa
- Orbenil
Sandoz, Israel
- Orbenin
Bournonville, Luxembourg; Eumedica, Luxembourg; GlaxoSmithKline, United Arab Emirates; GlaxoSmithKline, Bahrain; GlaxoSmithKline, Guyana; GlaxoSmithKline, Iran; GlaxoSmithKline, Kuwait; GlaxoSmithKline, Luxembourg; GlaxoSmithKline, Qatar; GlaxoSmithKline, Thailand; Pliva, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pliva, Slovenia; SmithKline Beecham, Oman
- Orbenin (veterinary use)
Pfizer Animal Health, New Zealand
- Prostafilina A
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Peru
- SPMC Cloxacillin
SPMC, Sri Lanka
- Staphnil
Inga, Sri Lanka
- Ultraxin
APM, United Arab Emirates; APM, Iraq; APM, Jordan; APM, Kuwait; APM, Lebanon; APM, Libya; APM, Nigeria; APM, Qatar; APM, Saudi Arabia; APM, Sudan; APM, Syria; APM, Yemen; Arab Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Bahrain
- Cloxacillin-TS (veterinary use)
Virbac, Switzerland; Virbac, Germany
- Cloxagel (veterinary use)
Virbac, New Zealand
- Cloxasel (veterinary use)
Selecta, Germany
- Cloxin (veterinary use)
Veyx, Germany
- Forticlox (Cloxacillin and Benzylpenicillin (veterinary use))
Stricker, Switzerland
- Mammin (veterinary use)
aniMedica, Germany
- Ampiclox (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
Jurox, Australia
- Biclox (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
Biokema, Switzerland
- Bimaclox (veterinary use)
Bimeda, United Kingdom
- Bovaclox (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health, New Zealand; Norbrook Laboratories Australia, Australia; Scan Vet, Poland; Vet Medic, Finland
- Boviclox (veterinary use)
Norbrook, United States
- Bovimast (veterinary use)
Bimeda, Ireland
- Chanamast (veterinary use)
Chanelle, United Kingdom; Chanelle, Ireland
- Cloxacillin Norbrook (veterinary use)
Norbrook, Austria
- Cloxacillin (veterinary use)
Virbac, United Kingdom
- Cloxacillin-Benzathin (veterinary use)
CP-Pharma, Germany; Riemser Animal, Germany
- Cloxadry (Cloxacillin and Ampicllin (veterinary use))
Bayer Tiergesundheit, Austria
- Cloxagel (Cloxacillin and Neomycin (veterinary use))
Novartis Santé Animale, France
- Cloxalene (veterinary use)
Ati, Italy; Fatro, Italy
- Cloxamam (veterinary use)
Coophavet, France
- Cloxamp (Cloxacillin andAmpicillin (veterinary use))
Norbrook, New Zealand
- Cloxavan (veterinary use)
Vana, Austria
- Cloxine (veterinary use)
Virbac, France
- Coxalin TS (veterinary use)
Alvetra u. Werfft, Austria
- Curaclox (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
Norbrook, South Africa
- Cuxavet TS (veterinary use)
Ogris, Austria
- Diclomam (veterinary use)
Laboratoire Vétoquinol, France; Vetoquinol, Luxembourg
- Dry Clox (veterinary use)
Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States
- Dryclox (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
Bomac, New Zealand; Bomac Animal Health, Australia
- Drycloxa-Kel (veterinary use)
Kela, Belgium
- Elaclox (veterinary use)
Norbrook Laboratories Australia, Australia
- Embaclox (veterinary use)
Merial, United Kingdom
- Ilium Opticillin (veterinary use)
Ilium Veterinary Products, Australia
- Juraclox (veterinary use)
Jurox, Australia; Jurox, New Zealand
- Kloxerate (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
Scanvet, Finland
- Kloxerate (veterinary use)
Fort Dodge, Belgium
- Kloxérate (veterinary use)
Fort Dodge Santé Animale, France
- Kloxerate-DC (veterinary use)
Fort Dodge, United Kingdom
- Masticillin (veterinary use)
Intervet, South Africa
- Mastivet (veterinary use)
Divasa Farmavic de Portugal, Lda, Portugal
- Mastrinal (Cloxacillin and Neomycin (veterinary use))
Novartis Tiergesundheit, Switzerland
- Noroclox (veterinary use)
Norbrook, New Zealand; Norbrook, South Africa; Norbrook Laboratories Australia, Australia
- Opticlox (veterinary use)
Norbrook, United Kingdom; Norbrook, Netherlands; Norbrook Laboratories Australia, Australia
- Orbenin Dry Cow (veterinary use)
Pfizer Animal Health, Australia; Pfizer Animal Health, Belgium; Pfizer Animal Health, Switzerland; Pfizer Animal Health, United Kingdom; Pfizer Animal Health, Netherlands
- Orbenin Extra Dry Cow (veterinary use)
Pfizer Animal Health, Switzerland; Pfizer Animal Health, Netherlands
- Orbenin (veterinary use)
Pfizer, Austria; Pfizer Animal, Portugal; Pfizer Animal Health, Australia; Pfizer Animal Health, Finland; Pfizer Animal Health, United Kingdom; Pfizer Animal Health, Italy; Pfizer Animal Health, New Zealand; Pfizer Animal Health, South Africa; Pfizer GmbH Tiergesundheit, Germany; Pfizer Santé Animale, France; Schering-Plough Animal Health, United States
- Orbenor (veterinary use)
Pfizer Santé Animale, France
- Seroclox (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
Norbrook, Austria
- Tarigermel (veterinary use)
Noé, France
- Tetraclox (veterinary use)
Pharmacia Animal Health, United Kingdom
- Vetoscon (veterinary use)
Pfizer GmbH Tiergesundheit, Germany
- Vetriclox (veterinary use)
Ceva, Germany
- Wedeclox (veterinary use)
WDT, Germany
- A-Clox
Acme, Bangladesh
- Ampiclox (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin)
GlaxoSmithKline, Bahrain
- Ampiclox (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
Jurox, Australia; Pfizer Animal Health, Finland; Pfizer Animal Health, Luxembourg; Pfizer Santé Animale, France
- Ampi-Kur (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
Virbac, Switzerland
- Amplium (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin)
Sigma Tau, Italy
- Anaclosil
Reig Jofre, Spain
- Aniclox (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
aniMedica, Germany; aniMedica, Poland
- Apo-Cloxi
Apotex, Canada; Apotex, Vietnam
- Bioclox
Biochem, India
- Biogenerics Cloxacillin
Pascual, Philippines
- Caxin
Hovid, Philippines
- Clobex
Beximco, Bangladesh
- Cloxa T.O.
TO Chemicals, Myanmar
- Cloxacilina IPS
IPS, Spain
- Cloxacilina Normon
Normon, Spain
- Cloxacilina Sodica L.CH.
Chile, Chile
- Cloxacilina
Bestpharma, Chile
- Cloxacillin Stragen
Stragen, Sweden; Stragen Nordic, Finland
- Cloxacillin
Alkaloid, Serbia; Antibiotic Co, Bulgaria; Stragen, Norway; Vitamed, Israel
- Cloxacilline Panpharma
Panpharma, France
- Cloxacillin-Fresenius Vials
Bodene, South Africa
- Cloxa-coli (Cloxacillin and Colistin (veterinary use))
Virbac, Switzerland
- Cloxadar
Dar-Al-Dawa, United Arab Emirates; Dar-Al-Dawa, Bahrain; Dar-Al-Dawa, Iraq; Dar-Al-Dawa, Jordan; Dar-Al-Dawa, Kuwait; Dar-Al-Dawa, Lebanon; Dar-Al-Dawa, Libya; Dar-Al-Dawa, Nigeria; Dar-Al-Dawa, Qatar; Dar-Al-Dawa, Saudi Arabia; Dar-Al-Dawa, Sudan; Dar-Al-Dawa, Somalia; Dar-Al-Dawa, Yemen
- Cloxagel (Cloxacillin and Neomycin (veterinary use))
Virbac, Austria; Virbac, New Zealand
- Cloxamed TS (veterinary use)
aniMedica, Poland
- Cloxamycin (veterinary use)
Albrecht, Germany
- Cloxapen
GlaxoSmithKline, United States
- Cloxicap
Renata, Bangladesh
- Cloxil
Doctor's Chemical Work, Bangladesh
- Cloxin
Opsonin, Bangladesh
- Cloxisyrup
Renata, Bangladesh
- Cloxi-Z
Ziska, Bangladesh; Ziska, Myanmar
- Cloxpen
Drug International, Bangladesh
- Coliclox (Cloxacillin and Colistin (veterinary use))
Virbac, France
- Dariclox (veterinary use)
Schering-Plough Animal Health, United States
- Ekvacillin
AstraZeneca, Iceland; Meda, Sweden; Recip, Norway
- Eumacid (veterinary use)
Pfizer GmbH Tiergesundheit, Germany
- Ficlox
Sanofi-Aventis, Bangladesh
- Gelstamp (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
Pfizer GmbH Tiergesundheit, Germany
- Gentamam (Cloxacillin and Gentamicin (veterinary use))
Virbac, France
- HI-Clox
Hudson, Bangladesh
- Kloxerate (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
Scanvet, Finland
- Lactaclox (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
Norbrook, New Zealand
- Lafayette Cloxacillin
Lafayette, Philippines
- Lidoxin
Unison, Singapore
- Loxacin
Square, Bangladesh
- Loxavit
Vitamed, Israel
- Lysiclox
GlaxoSmithKline, Bangladesh
- Mammicine (Cloxacillin and Colistin (veterinary use))
Virbac, France
- Mammitel (Cloxacillin and Colistin (veterinary use))
Laboratoires Biové, France
- Mastipent (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
Merial, Austria; Merial, Germany
- Meiclox
Meiji, Thailand
- Meixam
Meiji, Indonesia
- Monoclox
Medochemie, Hong Kong
- Navaclox
Navana, Bangladesh
- Neoclox (Cloxacillin and Neomycin (veterinary use))
Virbac, Germany
- Noroclox (veterinary use)
Norbrook, United Kingdom; Norbrook, South Africa
- Orbenin
Eumedica, Luxembourg; Glaxo SmithKline, Spain; GlaxoSmithKline, Ethiopia; IFET, Greece; Pliva, Croatia (Hrvatska); SmithKline Beecham, Philippines
- Orbenin (veterinary use)
Pfizer Animal Health, Belgium; Pfizer Animal Health, United Kingdom; Pfizer Animal Health, New Zealand; Pfizer Santé Animale, France
- Orbénine
Astellas, France
- Pannox
Panpharma, Philippines
- Penclodar (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin)
Dar-Al-Dawa, Oman
- Penivet (veterinary use)
Virbac, Germany
- Penstapho-N
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Luxembourg
- Pharex Cloxacillin
Pascual, Philippines
- Prostaphlin
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hong Kong; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Taiwan
- Prostaphlin-A
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Philippines
- Ritemed Cloxacillin
Ritemed, Philippines
- Sandoz Cloxacillin
Sandoz, South Africa
- Simpiclox
Gaco, Bangladesh
- Sinaclox
Ibn Sina, Bangladesh
- Staflocil
Orion, Finland
- Staphyclox
Norma, Greece
- Syntarpen
Polfa Tarchomin, Poland
- Vetriclox (veterinary use)
Ceva, Germany
- Viccillin S (Cloxacillin and Ampicillin)
Meiji Seika Kaisha, Japan
- Wedeclox (veterinary use)
WDT, Germany
International Drug Name Search
Glossary
BAN | British Approved Name |
BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
IS | Inofficial Synonym |
JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
USAN | United States Adopted Name |
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