Name
ERTAPENEM
Mode of Action
ERTAPENEM IS A CARBAPENEM BETA-LACTAM ANTIBACTERIAL WITH ACTIONS AND USES SIMILAR TO THOSE OF IMIPENEM. IT IS MORE STABLE TO RENAL DEHYDROPEPTIDASE I THAN IMIPENEM AND NEED NOT BE GIVEN WITH AN ENZYME INHIBITOR SUCH AS CILASTATIN. IT IS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF SUSCEPTIBLE INFECTIONS INCLUDING INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS, ACUTE GYNAECOLOGICAL INFECTIONS, PNEUMONIA, AND INFECTIONS OF THE SKIN AND OF THE URINARY TRACT.
Dosage
BY INTRAVENOUS INFUSION, ADULT AND ADOLESCENT OVER 13 YEARS, 1 G ONCE DAILY CHILD 3 MONTHS - 13 YEARS, 15 MG/KG EVERY 12 HOURS (MAX. 1 G DAILY) SURGICAL PROPHYLAXIS, COLORECTAL SURGERY, ADULT OVER 18 YEARS, 1 G COMPLETED WITHIN 1 HOUR BEFORE SURGERY
Drug Group
[BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR] , [BETA-LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC] , [CARBAPENEM ANTIBIOTIC]
Cross Reaction
A CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN SERUM VALPROIC ACID CONCENTRATION HAS BEEN REPORTED IN PATIENTS RECEIVING CARBAPENEM ANTIBIOTICS AND MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF SEIZURE CONTROL.
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