Meropenem Drug: Indication, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effect , Storage, Category Type and corresponding Brands - www.genericdrugscan.com

Meropenem

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Nosocomial infections like septicaemia, febrile neutropenia, intraabdominal and pelvic infections, etc. caused by cephalosporin-resistant bacteria. For P aeruginosa infections, it should be combined with an aminoglycoside.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity to ingredients. Hypersensitivity to penicillins or other beta-lactam antibiotics. Pseudomembranous colitis.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Infants below three month, renal insufficiency, neurological disorders, pregnancy and lactation.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Allergic reaction, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, pseudomembranous colitis. Eosinophilia, thrombocytopenia and leucopenia. Headache, paresthesia, convulsions, oral and vaginal candidiasis.

Drug Category/Class

• Carbapenems
• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Antibacterials for Systemic Use
• Antiinfectives for Systemic Use
• Carbapenems

Prescribed	For use as single agent therapy for the treatment of the following infections when caused by susceptible isolates of the designated microorganisms:...
Weight :	383.463
Structure	Meropenem
Formula	C17H25N3O5S

Meropenem has 222 Brands listed

Alipem (1000 mg)	Aloha (1000 mg)
Altipenem (1000 mg)	Altipenem (500 mg)
Amropenem (1000 mg)	Amropenem (125 mg)
Amropenem (250 mg)	Amropenem (500 mg)
Aripnem (1000 mg)	Arnem (1000 mg)
Arnem (250 mg)	Arnem (500 mg)
Arnem(125 mg)	Axipenum (1000 mg)
Azi Num	Azopen (1000 mg)
Azopen (500 mg)	B Penem (1000 mg)
B Penem (125 mg)	B Penem (250 mg)
B Penem (500 mg)	Biopen (1000 mg)
Bpen (1000 mg)	Cenem (1000 mg)
Corpenem (1000 mg)	Curenem (1000 mg)
Curenem (125 mg)	Curenem (250 mg)
Curenem (500 mg)	Curepen (1000 mg)
Drunem (1000 mg)	Erope (1000 mg)
Eupen (1000 mg)	Eupen (250 mg)
Eupen (500 mg)	Excelent (1000 mg)
Exmer (1000 mg)	Exmer (500 mg)
Feropenem (1000 mg)	Feropenem (500 mg)
Gonem (1000 mg)	Gonem (500 mg)
Inpenam (1000 mg)	Insomer (1000 mg)
Intronem (1000 mg)	Kanam (1000 mg)
Kapiro 1000	Kapiro 500
Kopenem (500 mg)	Lepenem (1000 mg)
Lepenem (125 mg)	Limapenem (1000 mg)
Limapenem (250 mg)	Limapenem (500 mg)
M P M (1000 mg)	M Pen (1000 mg)
M Penem (1000 mg)	M Penem (500 mg)
Magnol 500	Map (500 mg)
Marnif (1000 mg)	Marzipan (1000 mg)
Marzipan (500 mg)	Maxopen (1000 mg)
Maxopen (500 mg)	Medinumm (1000 mg)
Medipenam (1000 mg)	Medopenem (1000 mg)
Menem (1000 mg)	Menem (500 mg)
Menoree	Mepanam
Mepem (1000 mg)	Mepem (500 mg)
Mepmoir	Mepwell (1000 mg)
Mercent (1000 mg)	Merenz (1000 mg)
Mero P (1000 mg)	Merobact (1000 mg)
Merobest (1000 mg)	Merobest (500 mg)
Merobus (1000 mg)	Merobus (500 mg)
Merocad (1000 mg)	Merocare
Merocrit (1000 mg)	Merocrit (125 mg)
Merocrit (250 mg)	Merocrit (500 mg)
Merod (1000 mg)	Meroder (1000 mg)
Merofact (1000 mg)	Merofit (1000 mg)
Merofit (500 mg)	Merogle (1000 mg)
Merokav (1000 mg)	Merokav (500 mg)
Merokem (1000 mg)	Merokem (125 mg)
Merokem (500 mg)	Merolife (1000 mg)
Merolin	Merolon (1000 mg)
Merolon (500 mg)	Merom
Meromac (1000 mg)	Meromac (500 mg)
Meromarc (1000 mg)	Meromate (1000 mg)
Meromate (500 mg)	Meromer (1000 mg)
Meromer (500 mg)	Meron (1000 mg)
Meronem (1000 mg)	Meronem (500 mg)
Meronis (1000 mg)	Meropact (1000 mg)
Meropam (1000 mg)	Meropam (125 mg)
Meropam (250 mg)	Meropam (500 mg)
Meropenacare (1000 mg)	Meropenacare (500 mg)
Meropenem (1000 mg)	Meropenem (500 mg)
Meropenem 1 gm Inj (Jan Aushadhi)	Meropenem 1000
Meropenem 500	Meroplan (1 gm)
Meroplan (500 mg)	Meroprex (1000 mg)
Meroprex (500 mg)	Merorag (1000 mg)
Merosan (1000 mg)	Merosav (1000 mg)
Merosav (250 mg)	Meroshine
Merospan (1000 mg)	Merospan (250 mg)
Merospan (500 mg)	Merospect (1000 mg)
Merospect (500 mg)	Merostar (1000 mg)
Merostar (125 mg)	Merot (1000 mg)
Merotar (1000 mg)	Merotar (250 mg)
Merotec (1000 mg)	Merotec (500 mg)
Merotech (1000 mg)	Merotive (1000 mg)
Merotop (1000 mg)	Merotop (500 mg)
Merotrol (1000 mg)	Merotrol (500 mg)
Merovid (1000 mg)	Merowor (1000 mg)
Meroza (1000 mg)	Meroza (500 mg)
Merozen (1000 mg)	Merozen 500
Merozig (1000 mg)	Mery (1000 mg)
Mexico (1000 mg)	Mexico (250 mg)
Micknem (1000 mg)	Micknem (500 mg)
Micon (1000 mg)	Milet (1000 mg)
Milet (250 mg)	Modipenem
Morep (1000 mg)	MXP
Necperonam (1000 mg)	Nemero (1000 mg)
Nemero (125 mg)	Nemero (500 mg)
Nemropen (1000 mg)	Nepim
Omipenam (1000 mg)	Onmero (1000 mg)
Open (1000 mg)	Pacetaker (1000 mg)
Pacetaker (250 mg)	Penarut (1000 mg)
Penem (1000 mg)	Penem (500 mg)
Penmax (1000 mg)	Penmer (1000 mg)
Penmer (500 mg)	Pipactum (1000 mg)
Pneumer (1000 mg)	Qpenem
R Mero (1000 mg)	Rachipenam (1000 mg)
Remero (1000 mg)	Rescue (1000 mg)
Rescue (125 mg)	Rescue (250 mg)
Rescue (500 mg)	Romax (1000 mg)
Romen (1000 mg)	Romen (500 mg)
Ronem (1000 mg)	Ronem (125 mg)
Ronem (250 mg)	Senator (1000 mg)
Simplinem (1000 mg)	Symor (20 ml)
Synmero (1000 mg)	Talmor (1000 mg)
U Life (1000 mg)	U Life (250 mg)
U Life (500 mg)	Valupenem
Vopenem (1000 mg)	Vopenem (125 mg)
Vopenem (250 mg)	Vopenem (500 mg)
Xeropen (1000 mg)	Zaxter (1000 mg)

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