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                                                                Synonyms: Pipram®
                                 pipemidic acid is an approved drug Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: Pipemidic acid is from a series of derivatives of piromidic acid, with enhanced antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria, including against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and some Gram-positive spp. [2]. It is a pyridopyrimidine, structurally related to and classed with the quinolone antibacterials.
                                    
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| Summary of Clinical Use  | 
| Pipemidic acid does not have US FDA approval. The drug was withdrawn from use in European jurisdictions in 2018 following the EMA's recommendation on the use of quinolone antibacterials [1]. Other national approval agencies may have granted marketing authorisation. See Drugs.com for a list of countries where this drug may be in use. |