Ozenoxacin

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Ozenoxacin
Ozenoxacin.svg
Clinical data
Pronunciationoz en ox' a sin
Trade namesOzanex; Xepi
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa618010
License data
Routes of
administration
Topical
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
  • 1-Cyclopropyl-8-methyl-7-[5-methyl-6-(methylamino)-3-pyridinyl]-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC21H21N3O3
Molar mass363.417 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C\3c1c(c(c(cc1)c2cc(c(nc2)NC)C)C)N(/C=C/3C(=O)O)C4CC4
  • InChI=1S/C21H21N3O3/c1-11-8-13(9-23-20(11)22-3)15-6-7-16-18(12(15)2)24(14-4-5-14)10-17(19(16)25)21(26)27/h6-10,14H,4-5H2,1-3H3,(H,22,23)(H,26,27)
  • Key:XPIJWUTXQAGSLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Ozenoxacin, sold under the brand names Ozanex, Ozewid and Xepi, is a quinolone antibiotic used for the treatment of impetigo.[2] A 1% topical cream is approved for treatment of impetigo in Canada[3] and in the United States.[4][5]

Ozenoxacin is active against some bacteria that have developed resistance to fluoroquinolone antibiotics.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Xepi- ozenoxacin cream". DailyMed. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. ^ Pubchem. "Ozenoxacin". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  3. ^ "Cipher Pharmaceuticals Receives Health Canada Approval of Ozanex (ozenoxacin cream 1%)" (Press release). Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc.
  4. ^ "Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Receives FDA Approval for Xepi (ozenoxacin) Cream, 1%, a Novel Topical Antibiotic for Impetigo" (Press release). Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – via PRNewswire.
  5. ^ "Xepi (ozenoxacin) Cream". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. ^ López Y, Tato M, Espinal P, Garcia-Alonso F, Gargallo-Viola D, Cantón R, Vila J (Dec 2013). "In vitro activity of Ozenoxacin against quinolone-susceptible and quinolone-resistant gram-positive bacteria". Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 57 (12): 6389–6392. doi:10.1128/AAC.01509-13. PMC 3837899. PMID 24080666.

External links[]

  • "Ozenoxacin". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine.


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