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Cefalotin (INN) or cephalothin (USAN)  is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. . It was the first cephalosporin to be marketed in 1964. Although cefalotin is indicated for use in treatment of various infections, it is rarely used in favor of newer generation cephalosporins. It is an intravenously administered agent with a similar antimicrobial spectrum to cefazolin and the oral agent cefalexin. Cefalotin sodium is marketed as Keflin (Lilly), Ceporacin (Mylan) and under other trade names.