Clavulanic acid

Chemical formula: C₈H₉NOâ‚…  Molecular mass: 199.161 g/mol  PubChem compound: 5280980

Active ingredient description

Clavulanic acid is a beta-lactam structurally related to penicillins. It inactivates some beta-lactamase enzymes thereby preventing inactivation of amoxicillin.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
J01CR Combinations of penicillins, incl. beta-lactamase inhibitors J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J01 Antibacterials for systemic use → J01C Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicillins
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Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 58001-44-8
CAS Substance: 61177-45-5
DrugBank Drug: DB00766
PubChem Compound: 5280980
RxNorm Ingredient: 21216
SNOMED-CT Concept: 395939008
Clavulanic acid (substance)
UNII Identifier: 23521W1S24
CLAVULANIC ACID
UNII Identifier: Q42OMW3AT8
CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

Medicines

Clavulanic acid is an active ingredient of these brands:

United States (US)

  • (combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

Albania (AL)

Australia (AU)

Austria (AT)

Brazil (BR)

  • (combination) ACLAF as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) ATAK CLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVULIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAXAM as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) DOCLAXIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) EMYCLAM as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) LANICO as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) NOVAMOX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) POLICLAVUMOXIL as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) SIGMA CLAV as CLAVULANATE SODIUM
  • (combination) SINOT CLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) TIOXIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) UCICLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

Canada (CA)

  • (combination) CLAVULIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

Croatia (HR)

  • (combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) BETAKLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) KLAVAX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) KLAVOBEL as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) KLAVOCIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) KLAVOPHAR as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) MEDOCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

Cyprus (CY)

Ecuador (EC)

Estonia (EE)

  • (combination) AMCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AMOKSIKLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) BETAKLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) MEDOCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) MOXILINE CV

Finland (FI)

  • (combination) AMORION COMP as Clavulanate potassium
  • (combination) AMOXIN COMP as Clavulanate potassium
  • (combination) BETAKLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) BIOCLAVID as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

France (FR)

  • (combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

Germany (DE)

Hong Kong (HK)

  • (combination) ALVOCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AMOKSIKLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLABAT as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAMOVID as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAMOXIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLANOXY as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVAMOX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVOMID
  • (combination) CLEDOMOX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CO-AMOXICLAV as Clavulanic acid, potassium salt
  • (combination) CURAM as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) FINEMOX-CV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) FLEMING as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) KOACT as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) LIDINGSHA as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) MOXICLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) PENCLA as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) RAPICLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) SYNTOCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) YUCLA as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

Ireland (IE)

Israel (IL)

  • (combination) AMOXICLAV
  • (combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVENIR as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) MACLIVAN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

Italy (IT)

  • (combination) ABIOCLAV
  • (combination) ACADIMOX
  • (combination) AKLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AMOCLA as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) ANIVAL as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AVEGGIO as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAUTERO
  • (combination) CLAVOMED as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVULIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) HOMER as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) KLAVUX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) KRUXADE as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) MONDEX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) NEODUPLAMOX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) POSMOX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) PURICLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) SAROMOX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) STEMOX as Clavulanate potassium
  • (combination) XINAMOD as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

Japan (JP)

  • (combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVAMOX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

Lithuania (LT)

Malta (MT)

  • (combination) ABIOCLAV
  • (combination) AMOCLAV as Potassium clavulanate
  • (combination) AMOKSIKLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CO-AMOXICLAV as Clavulanic acid, potassium salt
  • (combination) MOXICLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) TAROMENTIN as Clavulanate potassium

Mexico (MX)

  • (combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVULIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

Netherlands (NL)

  • (combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

New Zealand (NZ)

  • (combination) AMOXICLAV
  • (combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVICIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CURAM as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) SYNERMOX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

Nigeria (NG)

  • (combination) ADVENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AFRICLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AFRIXIME CLV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AMOKSICLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AMOVIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AQUACLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AUGCLAMOX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AUGIVIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AUGNICH as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AUGULAB as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AVICLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AXACLUCIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) BETALAC as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) BIOCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CHEMOCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CIKACLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CIPACLAVE as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAMOXIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVICIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVIMORE as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVOPIL as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVULIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVULIST as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVUMETIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLEGENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CO-AMOXICLAV as Clavulanic acid, potassium salt
  • (combination) CO-CEPDOX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CO-CEPODEX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) DEALMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) EMZOCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) ENHANCIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) EXOTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) FLEMING as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) G-CLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) GAMOK as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) GLOBETA as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) GRAMOCEF-CV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) GRECLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) HANCOTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) HOLICLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) INDCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) INFOXY as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) JASSYCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) KOACT as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) LYNXICLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) MALMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) MAXICLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) MENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) MEROCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) MYCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) NECTACLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) NELBMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) NOSCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) OXYNIC as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) POCCOCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) PRIMOXA as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) RAPICLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) SITEX
  • (combination) SIVOXICLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) SPINGUMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) SYNOCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) TAMACLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) TAXOCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) YEDECLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) ZITCLAV

Poland (PL)

  • (combination) AMOCLAN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AMOKSIKLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AMYLAN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AUGLAVIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVTAC
  • (combination) CO-AMOXICLAV as Clavulanic acid, potassium salt
  • (combination) FORCID
  • (combination) HICONCIL COMBI as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) POLAMOKLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) RAMOCLAV
  • (combination) TAROMENTIN as Clavulanate potassium
  • (combination) XAMOLEX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

Romania (RO)

Singapore (SG)

  • (combination) ALVOCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AMOCLA as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) ANBICYN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AUGMEX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAMOVID as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CURAM as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) ENHANCIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) FLEMING as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) KOACT as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) MOXICLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

South Africa (ZA)

  • (combination) ACTIMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) ADIPEN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AMOCLAN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AMOXYCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AUGMAXCIL as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) AVUTAN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) BETACLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) BINDOCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVAM as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVET as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVOBAY as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CLAVUMED as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CO-AMOXICLAV as Clavulanic acid, potassium salt
  • (combination) COMBICIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) CURAM as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) FORCID SOLUTAB as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) KLAVIMAXCIL as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) MAXCIL-CO as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) MYCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) RANCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
  • (combination) TELGEN CO

Spain (ES)

Tunisia (TN)

Turkey (TR)

United Kingdom (UK)

  • (combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

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