cefixime
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
8 FDA-registered drug labelers
Ascend Laboratories, LLC
Aurobindo Pharma Limited
Covalent Laboratories Private Limited
Health Department, Oklahoma State
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PURE AND CURE HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED
REMEDYREPACK INC.
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Cefixime
- •Cefixime 400 mg
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
No FDA shortage records
Chemical Identity
CAS79350-37-1
PubChem CID5362065
DTXSIDDTXSID7022754
FormulaC16H15N5O7S2
Mol. Weight453.5 g/mol
SMILESC=CC1=C(N2C(C(C2=O)NC(=O)C(=NOCC(=O)O)C3=CSC(=N3)N)SC1)C(=O)O
Data Sources
53620652026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/cefixime/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/cefixime.json
CAS 79350-37-12026-04-25
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json
bulk match2026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json