Potassium clavulanate

Definition: 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: source: Wikipedia

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395938000

ID date

3 Aug 2005

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3588211000001100

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Potassium clavulanate