Safex-500

Safex-500 is an oral antibiotic containing 500 mg of cefuroxime (likely as the prodrug cefuroxime axetil), a second-generation cephalosporin. Manufactured by Vintage Labs, it is indicated for the treatment of various bacterial infections, including respiratory tract infections (such as pneumonia and bronchitis), urinary tract infections, skin and soft tissue infections, and certain sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhea. The drug's mechanism of action involves binding to penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall. This binding inhibits the final transpeptidation step of peptidoglycan synthesis, which weakens the cell wall and leads to bacterial cell lysis and death.

Brand names

Safex-500Safex500Safex 500Safex

Other names

cefuroxime axetilcefuroxime