Kapinem 1000 Injection | Price, Usage, Dosage, Composition, and Brand Substitutes - Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug
Kapinem 1000 Injection
Kapinem 1000 is a Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brand being manufactured and marketed by Godrams Lifeline. This medicine is combination of more than one active ingredient or substance within a single pharmaceutical form type. The main active ingredients or salts in this drug are Imipenem, Cilastatin. This drug comes in the form of Injection. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 1 Vial and is priced at Rs 2 300.00 (arround $0.028 US Dollar)| Generic (Salt) Combination : | (Imipenem+ Cilastatin) |
| Pharma Company : | Godrams Lifeline |
| Brand Label : | Kapinem 1000 |
| Preparation Type : | Injection |
| Single Dose : | 1 Vial |
| Composition (Fixed-Dose Combination) : |
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| Pack Size/Qty/Vol : | 1 Vial |
| Price Unit : | Rs 2 300.00 INR (arround $0.028 US Dollar) |
| Price Pack : | Rs 2 300.00 INR (arround $0.028 US Dollar) |
Drug details for Kapinem 1000
Usage: Why is this medication prescribed?
The main active ingredients or salts in Kapinem 1000 are :
Imipenem
Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Imipenem is always available in combination with Cilastatin. It is an extremely potent against broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic whose range of activity includes gram positive cocci, Enterobacteriaceae, Ps aeruginosa, Listeria as well as anaerobes like Bact.fragilis and Cl. difficile. It is also effective in a wide range of serious hospital acquired infections including those in neutropenic, cancer and AIDS patients.
For more details on Imipenem, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Imipenem..
CilastatinIndication (Prescribed for or used as):
For more details on Cilastatin, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Cilastatin..
Kapinem 1000 Drug Brands Substitutes with similar Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) :
There are 27 Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brands listed here as Substitutes for Kapinem 1000, which have same Fixed-Dose Combination of active substances or ingredients (i.e. Imipenem-500 mg Cilastatin-500 mg).Please note that one can request a doctor or pharmacist to substitute a FDC Brand Version of the prescribed FDC drug brand, if any. Fixed-Dose Combination Drugs are being increasingly used due to the benefit of the combined effects of active ingredients given together. However, it is necessary to investigate the possible benefits in the clinical situation against possible disadvantages for each fixed combination drug and for each dose of the fixed combination drug. Potential advantages of fixed combination drugs may also include the counteracting by one ingredient of an adverse reaction produced by another one, and simplification of therapy, leading to improved compliance.
| Brand | Price (Rs.) | Brand | Price (Rs.) |
| Carbinem | 1 200.00 | Cilanem (500+500) | 1 089.00 |
| Cilaspene (500+500) | 1 100.00 | Cilaxter 500 | 1 203.00 |
| Cilaxure | 849 | Cimispect (500+500) | 1 250.00 |
| Cimstan (500+500) | 1 450.00 | Clastin (500+500 mg) | 1 490.00 |
| I Nem Inj (500+500) | 1 200.00 | Imastat 500 | 830 |
| Ime Cila (500+500) | 1 349.00 | Imelastin (500+500) | 1 600.00 |
| Imicann (500+500) | 1 298.00 | Imicelum (500+500) | 1 310.00 |
| Imicrit (500+500) | 1 265.00 | Imilastin (500+500) | 1 200.00 |
| Iminem (500+500) | 850 | Imipenz (500+500) | 1 249.00 |
| Imistar | 1 173.00 | Imitop (500+500) | 1 099.00 |
| Imium | 1 225.00 | Lastinem (500+500) | 1 113.00 |
| Primapen (500+500) | 1 287.00 | VE IC (500+500) | 1 300.00 |
| Vocef (500+500) | 2 250.00 | Vonem (500+500) | 1 650.00 |
| Zienam (500+500) | 1 325.00 |