Meropenem

In the US, Meropenem (meropenem systemic) is a member of the drug class carbapenems and is used to treat Intraabdominal Infection, Meningitis, Nosocomial Pneumonia, Skin and Structure Infection and Skin Infection.

US matches:

• Meropenem


• Meropenem Intravenous

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J01DH02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0096036-03-2

Chemical Formula

C17-H25-N3-O5-S

Molecular Weight

383

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Beta-lactam

Chemical Name

(4R-5S,6S)-3-[[(3S,5S)-5-(Dimethylcarbamoyl)-3-pyrrolidinyl]thio]-6-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-4-methyl-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid

Foreign Names

• Meropenemum (Latin)
• Meropenem (German)
• Meropenem (French)
• Meropenem (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Meropenem (OS: BAN)
• ICI 194660 (IS)
• SM 7338 (IS)
• Meropenem (OS: USAN)
• Meropenem (PH: USP 32)

Brand Names

• Fada Meropenem
  Fada, Argentina



• Lanmer
  Landson, Indonesia



• Merobest
  Shreshtha, India



• Merocef
  Mahakam Beta Farma, Indonesia



• Meroefectil
  Medigroup, Peru; Northia, Argentina



• Merojones
  Yomifar, Dominican Republic



• Merom
  Techno, Bangladesh



• Meromek
  Exmek, Peru



• Meronem
  AstraZeneca, United Arab Emirates; AstraZeneca, Bosnia & Herzegowina; AstraZeneca, Bahrain; AstraZeneca, Costa Rica; AstraZeneca, Cyprus; AstraZeneca, Dominican Republic; AstraZeneca, Egypt; AstraZeneca, Spain; AstraZeneca, Ghana; AstraZeneca, Guatemala; AstraZeneca, Honduras; AstraZeneca, Indonesia; AstraZeneca, Ireland; AstraZeneca, Israel; AstraZeneca, India; AstraZeneca, Iraq; AstraZeneca, Jordan; AstraZeneca, Kenya; AstraZeneca, Kuwait; AstraZeneca, Lebanon; AstraZeneca, Sri Lanka; AstraZeneca, Luxembourg; AstraZeneca, Latvia; AstraZeneca, Libya; AstraZeneca, Malawi; AstraZeneca, Malaysia; AstraZeneca, Mozambique; AstraZeneca, Nigeria; AstraZeneca, Nicaragua; AstraZeneca, Oman; AstraZeneca, Panama; AstraZeneca, Peru; AstraZeneca, Qatar; AstraZeneca, Serbia; AstraZeneca, Saudi Arabia; AstraZeneca, Sudan; AstraZeneca, El Salvador; AstraZeneca, Syria; AstraZeneca, Turkey; AstraZeneca, Tanzania; AstraZeneca, Uganda; AstraZeneca, Yemen; AstraZeneca, Zambia; AstraZeneca, Zimbabwe



• Meropen
  Renata, Bangladesh



• Meropenem Richet
  Richet, Argentina



• Meropenem
  Vitalis, Peru; Vitalis, Venezuela



• Meropex
  Bernofarm, Indonesia



• Merosan
  Sanbe, Indonesia



• Merotik
  Lapi Laboratories, Indonesia



• Ronem
  Opsonin, Bangladesh



• Specbac
  Square, Bangladesh



• Tripenem
  Dexa Medica, Indonesia



• Zeropenem
  Sanofi-Aventis, Argentina



• Carbenem
  Verisfield, Greece



• Mepem
  Dainippon, China; Dainippon, Taiwan



• Merobact
  Elpen, Greece



• Merofen
  Kalbe, Indonesia



• Meronem
  ACI, Bangladesh; AstraZeneca, Netherlands Antilles; AstraZeneca, Aruba; AstraZeneca, Barbados; AstraZeneca, Belgium; AstraZeneca, Bermuda; AstraZeneca, Brazil; AstraZeneca, Bahamas; AstraZeneca, Switzerland; AstraZeneca, Chile; AstraZeneca, Colombia; AstraZeneca, Czech Republic; AstraZeneca, Germany; AstraZeneca, Denmark; AstraZeneca, Ecuador; AstraZeneca, Estonia; AstraZeneca, Finland; AstraZeneca, France; AstraZeneca, United Kingdom; AstraZeneca, Georgia; AstraZeneca, Hong Kong; AstraZeneca, Croatia (Hrvatska); AstraZeneca, Haiti; AstraZeneca, Hungary; AstraZeneca, Indonesia; AstraZeneca, Iceland; AstraZeneca, Jamaica; AstraZeneca, Lithuania; AstraZeneca, Malta; AstraZeneca, Netherlands; AstraZeneca, Norway; AstraZeneca, Philippines; AstraZeneca, Poland; AstraZeneca, Portugal; AstraZeneca, Romania; AstraZeneca, Russian Federation; AstraZeneca, Sweden; AstraZeneca, Singapore; AstraZeneca, Slovenia; AstraZeneca, Slovakia; AstraZeneca, Thailand; AstraZeneca, Trinidad & Tobago; AstraZeneca, South Africa; Cana, Greece



• Meropen
  Dainippon Sumitomo, Japan



• Meropenem Actavis
  Actavis, Switzerland



• Meropenem Labatec
  Labatec, Switzerland



• Meropenem Mepha
  Mepha Pharma, Switzerland



• Meropenem OrPha
  OrPha, Switzerland



• Meropenem Teva
  Teva Pharma, Switzerland



• Meropenem Thama
  Thama, Greece



• Merozan
  Demo, Greece



• Merrem
  AstraZeneca, Australia; AstraZeneca, Canada; AstraZeneca, Georgia; AstraZeneca, Italy; AstraZeneca, Mexico; AstraZeneca, New Zealand; AstraZeneca, United States



• Myron
  CCPC, Taiwan



• Nemerop
  Verisfield, Greece



• Optinem
  AstraZeneca, Austria



• Ronem
  Fahrenheit, Indonesia



• Ropenem
  Drug International, Bangladesh

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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