Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 11

Cefiderocol (CFDC): A spy antibiotic future replacement of carbapenem

  • Author:
  • Md. Rezwan Ahmed Mahedi1,12,*, Kamilia Mounich2, Chou-Yi Hsu3, Jamilur Rahman Bhuiyan4, Ihsan K. Jasim5, Othman Mahjoob Khalaf6, J C Darshan7, Calvin R. Wei8, Mehrab Binte Mushfique9, Nikolaos Syrmos10, Sadia Afrin1, Peter Singh11
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 5492 to 5496

1Department of Pharmacy, Comilla University, Bangladesh

10Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thesaaloniki, Macedonia, Greece

11School of pharmacy, Brac University

12Research Secretary, Bangladesh Pharmacists’ Forum, Comilla University, Bangladesh

2University Hassan 2, Sciences Faculty, Ain Chock, LIPE, Morocco

3Department of Pharmacy, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Taiwan

4Department of Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh

5Department of Pharmacology, Al-Turath University College, Baghdad, Iraq

6College of Education, Al-Farahidi University, Baghdad, Iraq

7Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Yenepoya Pharmacy College and Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Ayush Campus, Naringana, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India, 575018

8Department of Research and Development, Shing Huei Group, Taipei, Taiwan

9Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh

*Corresponding Author E-mail: rezwanmahed747@gmail.com

Online Published on 5 February, 2024.

Abstract

Cefiderocol, also known as CFDC, is an antibiotic in the class of cephalosporins. It is from the third generation. It is effective against gram-negative bacteria. 2019 was the year that it was given US FDA approval for use in the treatment of UTIs. In recent years, there has been a dramatic rise in the prevalence of MDR due to the increased use of antibiotics. Carbapenem, which is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, is unable to treat the illness for this reason because bacteria have developed resistance to it. In this scenario, cefiderocol may be used for the therapy of this kind of infection, and it would also be of special assistance for the treatment of GNB in individuals who have few other therapeutic options available to them. For this review, studies published between 2007 and 2023 are the primary focus of the debate. This review's supporting materials were sourced via a combined search of PubMed, PubChem, and Google Scholar, including the terms "Cefiderocol," "Carbapenem," "Gram-negative Bacteria," "Carbapenem Resistance," and "Cefiderocol clinical trials" from 2007 until May 2023. The focus of this paper is the difference in mode of action of these two antibiotics and shows valid issues for carbapenem resistance.

Keywords

Cefiderocol, Carbapenem, UTIs, MDR, GNB, US-FDA, Etc