<unk>  is commercially available as a white to yellowish-orange crystalline powder for reconstitution. Reconstituted<unk>  injection solutions are light yellow- to amber-colored depending on how long the solution had been reconstituted, the concentration of<unk>  in the solution, and the diluent used. To reduce pain with intramuscular injections,<unk>  may be reconstituted with lidocaine. The syn-configuration of the methoxyoxime moiety confers resistance to beta-lactamase enzymes produced by many Gram-negative bacteria. The stability of this configuration results in increased activity of<unk>  against otherwise resistant Gram-negative bacteria. In place of the easily hydrolyzed acetyl group of cefotaxime,<unk>  has a metabolically stable thiotriazinedione moiety.
Ceftriaxone
Meropenem
Levofloxacin
Cefotaxime
Azithromycin
Cefepime
Vancomycin
Ampicillin