Antimicrobials
Meropenem

Meropenem

Medium
N/A
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Dosing

General Information

Consider ID consult

  • For multidrug resistant organisms resistant to all other antibiotic options, OR where additional Pseudomonas coverage is required
  • Recent (within 2 weeks) piperacillin/tazobactam use and proven hospital acquired pneumonia (VAP or HAP)
  • Meningitis due to multidrug resistant organisms
  • Immediate and delayed-type allergy
  • GI disturbance
  • Cytopenias, positive Coombs
  • Liver enzyme abnormalities

Valproic acid - Carbapenems decrease valproate levels and may decrease seizure threshold.

Antimicrobial class: Carbapenem

Pregnancy category: B

Average serum half life: 1 hour

Biliary penetration: Therapeutic

CSF penetration: Moderate

Lung penetration: Therapeutic

Urine penetration: Therapeutic