Antimicrobials
Meropenem

Meropenem

Restricted

High
N/A

Dosing

General Information

  • Therapy of serious, often nosocomial infections involving resistant gram negative organisms where broad spectrum coverage is required
  • Infections with ESBL or, AMP-C producing bacteria

- Immediate and delayed-type allergy - GI disturbance - Cytopenias, positive Coombs - Liver enzyme abnormalities

  • C. difficile

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