The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
 
 
Human health High alert: Reproduction/development effects
Warning: Significant data are missing
GENERAL INFORMATION
Description
A common and extensively used antibiotic used to treat both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial infections
[Penicillin-binding protein 2a, antagonist], [Penicillin-binding protein 1b, antagonist], [Penicillin-binding protein 3, antagonist], [Penicillin-binding protein 1A, antagonist], [Penicillin-binding protein 2B, antagonist]
CAS RN
69-53-4
EC number
200-709-7
CIPAC number
-
US EPA chemical code
-
PubChem CID
6249
ATCvet Code
QJ51CA01
Therapeutic Class
Antiinfectants for systemic use: Antibacterials for intramammary
Controlled Drug?
No
Regulation 37/2010 MRL Classification
Allowed substance (Table 1: All food producing species)
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 22(4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242