Clavulanic Acid
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Clavulanic acid is a β-lactam drug that functions as a mechanism-based β-lactamase inhibitor. While not effective by itself as an antibiotic, when combined with penicillin-group antibiotics, it can overcome antibiotic resistance in bacteria that secrete β-lactamase, which otherwise inactivates most penicillins.
In its most common preparations, potassium clavulanate (clavulanic acid as a salt of potassium) is combined with:
- amoxicillin (co-amoxiclav, trade names Augmentin, Clavulin, Tyclav, Clavaseptin (veterinary), Clavamox (veterinary), Synulox (veterinary), and others)
- ticarcillin (co-ticarclav, trade name Timentin)
Clavulanic acid was patented in 1974.
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- Added: Jul 20, 2024