Oritavancin

Catalog NumberPI171099573

CAS Number171099-57-3

CategoryAnti-Infective Drugs

Oritavancin is a semisynthetic glycopeptide used (as its bisphosphate salt) for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections caused or suspected to be caused by susceptible isolates of designated Gram-positive microorganisms including MRSA. It has a role as an antibacterial drug and an antimicrobial agent. It is a disaccharide derivative, a glycopeptide and a semisynthetic derivative. It is functionally related to a vancomycin aglycone.