Meropenem 500mg powder for solution for injection vials
Requires a prescription from a doctor or prescriber
Meropenem is a broad-spectrum carbapenem antibiotic.
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Meronem 500mg powder for solution for injection vials
Meropenem 500mg powder for solution for injection vials
Meropenem 500mg powder for solution for injection vials
Meropenem 500mg powder for solution for injection vials
Meropenem 500mg powder for solution for injection vials
Meropenem 500mg powder for solution for injection vials
Meropenem 500mg powder for solution for injection vials
Meropenem 500mg powder for solution for injection vials
Alliance Healthcare (Distribution) Ltd
This is the NHS Drug Tariff indicative price used for reimbursement purposes. It may not reflect the price paid by patients or pharmacies.
View full Drug TariffSource: NHS Drug Tariff via NHSBSA. Derived from dm+d VMPP (Virtual Medicinal Product Pack) pricing data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
WHO defined daily dose (DDD)
3 gram
Not a recommended dose. The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. It is a statistical measure used for research and comparison purposes only.
Source: WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology, distributed via NHS dm+d BNF mapping files. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Similarity based on WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification and NHS BNF section grouping. Source data: NHS dm+d via TRUD (OGL v3.0), WHO ATC/DDD Index.
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Clinical guidelines and formulary information
British National Formulary
Meropenem
Source: British National Formulary, NICE. Joint Formulary Committee. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
NICE clinical guidance(10)
Antimicrobial prescribing: meropenem with vaborbactam (ES21)
Antimicrobial prescribing: ceftolozane with tazobactam for treating hospital-acquired pneumonia, including ventilator-associated pneumonia (ES22)
Antimicrobial prescribing: eravacycline for complicated intra-abdominal infections in adults (ES40)
Ceftazidime with avibactam for treating severe drug-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections (AMR1)
Clostridium difficile infection: risk with broad-spectrum antibiotics (ESMPB1)
Cefiderocol for treating severe drug-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections (AMR2)
Cellulitis and erysipelas: antimicrobial prescribing (NG141)
Pneumonia: diagnosis and management (NG250)
Xpert Carba-R to identify people carrying carbapenemase-producing organisms (MIB52)
Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal disease: recognition, diagnosis and management (NG240)
Source: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Codes for healthcare professionals and prescribing systems
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NHS UK identifiers
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SNOMED CT and dm+d codes from NHS TRUD (Technology Reference data Update Distribution), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. BNF codes from NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA). ATC codes from the WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology (whocc.no).
Active and completed clinical studies from ClinicalTrials.gov
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Pharmacology and chemical data from DrugBank
Key facts
Drug status
Approved
Major interactions
None known
Half-life
1 hour
Mechanism
The bactericidal activity of meropenem results from the inhibition of cell wall synthesis.
Food interactions
None known
Human targets
None mapped
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Pharmacokinetics at a glance
Half-life
1 hour
Protein binding
2%
Metabolism
Elimination
70%
Pharmacokinetic data: DrugBank · CC BY-NC 4.0
In August 2017, a combination antibacterial therapy under the market name vabomere was approved for treatment of adult patients with complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI). Vabomere consists of meropenem and DB12107 and is intravenously admininstered. The treatment aims to resolve infection-related symptoms and achieve negative urine culture, where the infections are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria.
Known interactions with other medications. Always consult a healthcare professional.
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How the body processes this drug — absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
Enzymes involved in drug metabolism — important for understanding drug interactions
ATC J01DH02
ATC J01DH52
Chemical identifiers
CAS, UNII, InChI Key and database cross-references
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Chemical identifiers
CAS, UNII, InChI Key and database cross-references
Linked compound data from DrugBank Open Data (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Meropenem
Additional database identifiers
Drugs Product Database (DPD)
41
ChemSpider
389924
BindingDB
50129062
PDB
MEM
ZINC
ZINC000003808779
GenBank Gene Database
X59460
GenBank Protein Database
41216
UniProt Accession
DACB_ECOLI
GenBank Gene Database
U37105
GenBank Protein Database
1019897
UniProt Accession
BLO10_PSEAI
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:3002
GenAtlas
DPEP1
GeneCards
DPEP1
GenBank Gene Database
D13137
GenBank Protein Database
219600
UniProt Accession
DPEP1_HUMAN
International reference pricing
Reference pricing from DrugBank. Prices are indicative and may not reflect current UK costs.
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Patent information
8 active patents, 2 expired
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