Chemicals and Drugs

Talampicillin

An ester of AMPICILLIN which is readily hydrolyzed on absorption to release ampicillin. It is well absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract resulting in a greater bioavailability of ampicillin than can be achieved with equivalent doses of ampicillin.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An ester of AMPICILLIN which is readily hydrolyzed on absorption to release ampicillin. It is well absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract resulting in a greater bioavailability of ampicillin than can be achieved with equivalent doses of ampicillin.

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Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Phthalidyl Ampicillin
  • Ampicillin, Phthalidyl
  • BRL-8988
  • Talampicillin Hydrochloride
  • Talpen
  • BRL 8988
  • BRL8988
  • Hydrochloride, Talampicillin

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

91(78); was see under AMPICILLIN 1978-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Ampicillin (1966-1977)
  • Benzofurans (1966-1976)

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NLM Classification

QV 354

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Talampicillin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013626. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013626
  2. Talampicillin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talampicillin
  3. Talampicillin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3980350