Clavulanic acid

Chemical formula: C₈H₉NO₅ 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)

(combination) AMOKLAVIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) AMOKSIKLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) CLAVOMID
(combination) KLAMOKS

Australia (AU)

(combination) ALPHACLAV DUO
(combination) AMCLAVOX DUO
(combination) AMOXICLAV
(combination) AMOXYCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) CURAM as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

Austria (AT)

(combination) AMOCLAN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) AMOXACID as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) AMOXI PLUS
(combination) AMOXICLAVULAN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) AMOXICOMP GENERICON as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) AMOXISTAD
(combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) CLAVAMOX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) CURAM as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) XICLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

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)

(combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) CLAVOMID
(combination) FUGENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) MOXICLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) NOPRILAM
(combination) SYNTOCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) TAROMENTIN as Clavulanate potassium

Ecuador (EC)

(combination) AMOCLA as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) AMOXIDIN CL as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) AMOXIPEN-T DUO
(combination) AMOXYSEVEN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) BASELMOX DUO
(combination) BERALMOX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) BIMOX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) CHENAMOX C
(combination) CHENAMOX CL
(combination) CLAVINEX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) CLAVOXINE as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) CLAVUCID as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) CLAVUNIX
(combination) CLAVUROL as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) CLAVUTEC as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) CLAVUXIDAN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) CO-AMOXICLAV as Clavulanic acid, potassium salt
(combination) CURAM as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) DAMOCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) DISWAR
(combination) EDVABAC as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) ENHANCIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) FABAMOX DUO as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) MOXICLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) MOXILAN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) OPEXIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) OXIALVULAM
(combination) PROXIDAL PLUS
(combination) REPROXIL
(combination) SINERGIA
(combination) SINOT CLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) UOSOMOX IBL
(combination) VULAMOX DUO as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

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)

(combination) AMOCLAV as Potassium clavulanate
(combination) AMOXCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) AMOXI PLUS
(combination) AMOXICLAV
(combination) AUGMENTAN

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)

(combination) AMOCLAV as Potassium clavulanate
(combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) CLAVAMEL FORTE
(combination) CO-AMOXICLAV as Clavulanic acid, potassium salt
(combination) GERMENTIN as Potassium clavulanate

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)

(combination) AMOKSIKLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) AMOXI PLUS
(combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) AVIDIA
(combination) BETAKLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) ENHANCIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) MEDOCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) MOXILINE CV
(combination) TAROMENTIN as Clavulanate potassium

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) 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) CLAMOXIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) CLAVICIN 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) GRECLAV 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) 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)

(combination) AMOKSIKLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) AMOXI PLUS
(combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) ENHANCIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) MEDOCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

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)

(combination) AUGMENTINE
(combination) MEDOCLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

Tunisia (TN)

(combination) ACAMANTINE
(combination) AMOCLAN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) AMOXI PLUS
(combination) AMOXICLAV
(combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) BICLAVOR
(combination) CIBLOR as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) CLAVEPEN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) CLAVOR as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) MEDICLAV
(combination) NOVACLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) VAAMOX

Turkey (TR)

(combination) AKLAV as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) AMOKLAVIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) AMOKSILAV
(combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) BIOMENT BID
(combination) CLAVOMED as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) CROXILEX as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) ELUCEF PLUS as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) FULLCEF PLUS as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) INNOCEF PLUS as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) KLAMOKS
(combination) KLAVON
(combination) KLAVUNAT as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM
(combination) KLAVUPEN
(combination) TAMCEF PLUS

United Kingdom (UK)

(combination) AUGMENTIN as CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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