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Preferred Name

Nafcillin Sodium

Synonyms

Nafcillin Sodium

NAFCILLIN SODIUM

Nafcil

Nallpen

Definitions

The sodium salt form of nafcillin, a semi-synthetic naphthalene, penicillin-related Nafcillin inhibits bacterial wall synthesis by a mechanism of action similar to penicillin. Penicillinase-resistant Nafcillin is used to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococci. (NCI04)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C29281

CAS_Registry

7177-50-6

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:51919

Chemical_Formula

C21H21N2O5S.Na.H2O

code

C29281

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

The sodium salt form of nafcillin, a semi-synthetic naphthalene, penicillin-related Nafcillin inhibits bacterial wall synthesis by a mechanism of action similar to penicillin. Penicillinase-resistant Nafcillin is used to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococci. (NCI04)

FDA_UNII_Code

49G3001BCK

FULL_SYN

Nafcillin Sodium

NAFCILLIN SODIUM

Nafcil

Nallpen

Has_Free_Acid_Or_Base_Form

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C62053

label

Nafcillin Sodium

Legacy Concept Name

Nafcillin

Preferred_Name

Nafcillin Sodium

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C29281

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

Pharmacologic Substance

Antibiotic

UMLS_CUI

C0037531

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C260

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