Carbacephem

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Loracarbef, a carbacephem

A carbacephem is a type of synthetically made antibiotic, based on the structure of cephalosporin, a cephem. Carbacephems are similar to cephems but with a carbon substituted for the sulfur.^[1]

It prevents bacterial cell division by inhibiting cell wall synthesis.

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Antibacterials: cell envelope antibiotics (J01C-J01D)

Intracellular

inhibit peptidoglycan subunit synthesis and transport: NAM synthesis inhibition (Fosfomycin) • DADAL/AR inhibitors (Cycloserine) • bactoprenol inhibitors (Bacitracin)

Glycopeptide

inhibit PG chain elongation: Vancomycin^# (Oritavancin, Telavancin) • Teicoplanin (Dalbavancin) • Ramoplanin

β-lactams/
(inhibit PBP
cross-links)

Penicillins/
(penams)

Extended sp.

aminopenicillins: Amoxicillin^# • Ampicillin^# (Pivampicillin, Hetacillin, Bacampicillin, Metampicillin, Talampicillin) • Epicillin

carboxypenicillins: Carbenicillin (Carindacillin) • Ticarcillin • Temocillin

ureidopenicillins: Azlocillin • Piperacillin • Mezlocillin

other: Mecillinam (Pivmecillinam) • Sulbenicillin

Narrow sp.

β-lactamase sensitive	Benzylpenicillin (G)^#: Clometocillin • Benzathine benzylpenicillin^# • Procaine benzylpenicillin^# • Azidocillin • Penamecillin Phenoxymethylpenicillin (V)^#: Propicillin • Benzathine phenoxymethylpenicillin • Pheneticillin

β-lactamase resistant	Cloxacillin^# (Dicloxacillin, Flucloxacillin) • Oxacillin • Meticillin • Nafcillin

Penems

Faropenem

Carbapenems

Biapenem • Ertapenem • antipseudomonal (Doripenem • Imipenem • Meropenem) • Panipenem

Cephalosporins/
(cephems)

1st (P Ec K)	Cefazolin^# • Cefacetrile • Cefadroxil • Cefalexin • Cefaloglycin • Cefalonium • Cefaloridine • Cefalotin • Cefapirin • Cefatrizine • Cefazedone • Cefazaflur • Cefradine • Cefroxadine • Ceftezole

2nd (H E N)	Cefaclor • Cefamandole • Cefminox • Cefonicid • Ceforanide • Cefotiam • Cefprozil • Cefbuperazone • Cefuroxime • Cefuzonam • cephamycin (Cefoxitin, Cefotetan, Cefmetazole) • carbacephem (Loracarbef)

3rd	Cefixime^# • Ceftriaxone^# • antipseudomonal (Ceftazidime^# • Cefoperazone) • Cefcapene • Cefdaloxime • Cefdinir • Cefditoren • Cefetamet • Cefmenoxime • Cefodizime • Cefotaxime • Cefpimizole • Cefpiramide • Cefpodoxime • Cefsulodin • Cefteram • Ceftibuten • Ceftiolene • Ceftizoxime • oxacephem (Flomoxef, Latamoxef ^‡)

4th (antips-)	Cefepime • Cefozopran • Cefpirome • Cefquinome

5th	Ceftobiprole • Ceftaroline fosamil

Veterinary	Ceftiofur • Cefquinome • Cefovecin