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                                                                Synonyms: ICI 194,660 | Merrem® | SM-7338
                                 
                                                         
                            
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                meropenem is an approved drug (FDA (1996), EMA (2018)) 
                                                        
                                                    
                                Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: Meropenem is a parenterally delivered, broad-spectrum carbapenem antibacterial. It is active against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and is effective against aerobic and anaerobic pathogens including Klebsiella, E. coli, Enterococcus, Clostridium spp.
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                      
                                     
                                   
                                   
                                    
                                    
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| The FDA granted approval for meropenem as a monotherapy in 1996; indicated for complicated infections of the skin or stomach and bacterial meningitis. In the EU, meropenem is approved for use in fixed-dose combination with vaborbactam (Vaborem®, previosly called Vabomere). Vaborem was authorised by the EMA in 2018, and was indicated for complicated urinary tract (and kidney) infections, complicated intra-abdominal infections, and hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonias. | 
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                                                                    For extended ADME data see the following: Drugs.com European Medicines Agency (EMA)  |