cefminox cefminox cefminox (inn) is a second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. cefminoxclinical dataahfs/drugs.cominternational drug namesroutes ofadministrationim, ivatc codej01dc12 (who) legal statuslegal status in general: ℞ (prescription only) identifiers iupac name (6r,7s)-7-(((((2s)-2-amino-2-carboxyethyl)thio)acetyl)amino)-7-methoxy-3-(((1-methyl-1h-tetrazol-5-yl)thio)methyl)-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo(4.2.0)oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid cas number84305-41-9 ypubchem cid71141chemspider64286 nuniipw08y13465keggd07642 ychebichebi:135817chemblchembl1276342 nchemical and physical dataformulac16h21n7o7s3molar mass519.57 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles o=c2n1/c(=c(\cs12(oc)nc(=o)csc(c(=o)o)n)csc3nnnn3c)c(=o)o inchi inchi=1s/c16h21n7o7s3/c1-22-15(19-20-21-22)33-4-7-3-32-14-16(30-2,13(29)23(14)10(7)12(27)28)18-9(24)6-31-5-8(17)11(25)26/h8,14h,3-6,17h2,1-2h3,(h,18,24)(h,25,26)(h,27,28)/t8-,14-,16+/m1/s1 nkey:jsdxowvahxdycu-vxsynfhwsa-n n ny (what is this?) (verify) spectrum cefminox is a broad-spectrum, bactericidal cephalosporin antibiotic. it is especially effective against gram-negative and anaerobic bacteria. the following represents mic data for a few medically significant microorganisms. clostridium difficile: 2 - 4 µg/ml escherichia coli: 0.125 - 16 µg/ml pseudomonas aeruginosa: 256 µg/ml