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                                                                Synonyms: MK-0787 | MK0787 | Primaxin® (imipenem + cilastatin) | Recarbrio® (imipenem + cilastatin + relebactam).
                                 
                                                         
                            
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                imipenem is an approved drug (FDA (1985), UK (1988)) 
                                                        
                                                    
                                Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: Imipenem is a broad-spectrum, semi-synthetic, intravenous β-lactam carbapenem derived from thienamycin.
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                      
                                     
                                   
                                   
                                    
                                    
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Classification ![]()  | 
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| Compound class | Synthetic organic | 
| Approved drug? | Yes. UK MHRA (1988) | US FDA (1985) | 
IUPAC Name ![]()  | 
                                                        
| (5R,6S)-3-[2-(aminomethylideneamino)ethylsulfanyl]-6-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid | 
International Nonproprietary Names ![]()  | 
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| INN number | INN | 
| 5181 | imipenem | 
Synonyms ![]()  | 
                                                        
| MK-0787 | MK0787 | Primaxin® (imipenem + cilastatin) | Recarbrio® (imipenem + cilastatin + relebactam). | 
Database Links ![]()  | 
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| Specialist databases | |
                                                                        Antibiotic DB
                                                                        
                                                                              
                                                                        
                                                                             
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                                                                    Imipenem | 
| Other databases | |
| CAS Registry No. | 64221-86-9 (source: WHO INN record) | 
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL148 | 
| DrugCentral Ligand | 1426 | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 405560262 | 
| PubChem CID | 104838 | 
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | ZSKVGTPCRGIANV-ZXFLCMHBSA-N | 
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | ZSKVGTPCRGIANV | 
| Search PubMed clinical trials | imipenem | 
| Search PubMed titles | imipenem | 
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | imipenem | 
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | ZSKVGTPCRGIANV-ZXFLCMHBSA-N | 
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | ZSKVGTPCRGIANV-ZXFLCMHBSA-N | 
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                                                                           Imipenem (links to external site) 
                                                                    
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