NEMECLOX is a combination of ampicillin and cloxacillin. Cloxacillin is a narrow-spectrum antibiotic of the isoxazolyl penicillin group; it is not inactivated by staphylococcal beta- lactamases. Ampicillin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic of the aminopenicillin group; it is not resistant to beta-lactamases.