Meropenem (International)
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 or Soft Tissue Infection.
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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
Beta-lactam antibacterial: Carbapenem
Chemical Name
(4R-5S,6S)-3-[[(3S,5S)-5-(Dimetylcarbamoyl)-3-pyrrolidinyl]tio]-6-[(1R)-1-hydroxyetyl]-4-metyl-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid
Foreign Names
- Meropenemum (Latin)
- Meropenem (German)
- Méropénem (French)
- Meropenem (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Meropenem (OS: BAN)
- ICI 194660 (IS)
- SM 7338 (IS)
- Meropenem (PH: USP 41)
- Meropenem (OS: USAN)
- Meropenem Hydrate (OS: JAN)
- Meropenem Hydrate (PH: JP XVII)
- Meropenem Trihydrate (PH: BP 2018)
- Meropenem trihydrate (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Méropénem trihydraté (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Meropenem-Trihydrat (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Meropenemum trihydricum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
Brand Names
- Acus
Roemmers, Chile - Acus 1000
Roemmers, Uruguay - Acus 500
Roemmers, Uruguay - Addipen
Addissun, India - Aeropen
Andic, India - Agenor
Medochemie, Estonia - Agenorem
Medochemie, Lithuania - Akumero
Akums, Georgia - Alipem
Allenge, India - Allbact-XP [+ Sulbactam]
Quality, India - Almor
Rouzel, India - Ameropem
Adley, India - Archifar
Farmalogist, Serbia; Medochemie, Cyprus; Medochemie, Oman; Medochemie, Slovakia - Aropen
Sahar Int'l, Philippines - Biopenem
Lafedar, Argentina - Bironem
Binhdinh Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment Company Bidiphar, Vietnam - Caprenem
Caprifarmindo, Indonesia - Carbapen-M
Blue Cross, India - Cenem
Health Biotech, India - Eradix
Pharos, Indonesia - Erope
Lincoln, India - Fada Meropenem
Fada Pharma, Argentina - Fulspec
Acme Lab, Myanmar - Garde-Aversi
Aversi, Georgia - Gompenem
Daewoong Pharmaceuticals, Vietnam - Grambiot
Pharmetica, Paraguay - Granem
Gracia Pharmindo, Indonesia - Haizheng Meite
Hisun Pharmaceutical, China - Hopein
Infugen, India - Itanem
Galenika AD, Serbia - Klopenem
Klonal, Argentina - Lanmer
Landson, Indonesia - Loditer
Terapia, Romania - Maxpenem
JW Pharmaceutical, Vietnam - Mebapenem
Dong-A, South Korea - Mecapem
Chong Kun Dang, South Korea - Medopenem
Medochemie, Greece - Meflupin
Tai Yu, Taiwan - Mepenex
Vianex, Greece - Mepereost
Sandoz, Italy - Meperya
Pharmathen, Greece - Merant
Schafer, Argentina - Meraparon
Sandoz, Malaysia - Mercide
Ranbaxy, South Africa - Merem
Global, Pakistan; Guardian Pharmatama, Indonesia - Merenz
Admac, India - Merinfec
Actavis Group, Poland - Merional
IBSA, Poland; IBSA, Institut Biochimique SA, Kuwait - Merobac
Unimed, Peru - Merobact
Costakis Tsisios, Cyprus; Invision, India - Merobat
Interbat, Indonesia - Merocef
Mahakam Beta Farma, Indonesia - Merocid
PharmaSwiss, Serbia - Merocrit
Cipla, India - Meroefectil
Northia, Uruguay - Merofen
PT Dankos, Myanmar - Merofit
Fusion, India - Meromac
Nordic, Peru - Meromate
Baxter, India - Meromed
Futamed, Indonesia - Meronem
Acs Dobfar S.P.A., Lebanon; AstraZeneca, Egypt; AstraZeneca, Indonesia; AstraZeneca, India; AstraZeneca, Kuwait; AstraZeneca, Oman; AstraZeneca, Peru; AstraZeneca, Turkey; AstraZeneca, Uruguay; AstraZeneca, Venezuela; AstraZeneca AB, Cyprus; AstraZeneca Singapore, Singapore; AstraZeneca Singapore, Vietnam; ICI, Pakistan - Merop
Finecure Pharmaceuticals, India - Meropemed
Medifarma, Peru - Meropen
Swiss Parenterals, Philippines - Meropen Yuhan
Yuhan, South Korea - Meropenem
ACS Dobfar, United States; Amneal Pharmaceuticals, United States; Aurobindo Pharma USA, United States; B. Braun, United States; Blaú, Colombia; Daewoong America, United States; Fabra, Argentina; Gland Pharma, United States; Hospira, United States; JLLC TriplePharm, Georgia; Kener, Mexico; Makcur, Georgia; Par Pharmaceutical, United States; Pharmagen, Peru; Unimed, Peru; Vitalis, Peru - Meropenem 0.5g Richet
Richet, Paraguay - Meropenem 1g Dutriec
Dutriec, Paraguay - Meropenem 500mg Dutriec
Dutriec, Paraguay - Meropenem 500mg Larjan
Veinfar, Paraguay - Meropenem Accord
Accord Healthcare, Latvia - Meropenem Accordpharma
Accord, Spain; Accord Healthcare, Malta - Meropenem ACIC
ACIC Europe, Poland - Meropenem Actavis
Actavis, Lithuania; Actavis Group, Malta; Aurovitas, Spain - Meropenem Anfarm
Corpus Medica, Lithuania - Meropenem Aurovit
Aurovitas, Spain - Meropenem Belupo
Belupo, Croatia (Hrvatska) - Meropenem Demo
Demo, Malta - Meropenem Drawer
Drawer, Argentina - Meropenem Eberth
Eberth, Slovakia - Meropenem Fada Pharma
Fada Pharma, Paraguay - Meropenem Genoptim
Synoptis Pharma, Poland - Meropenem Glomed
Glomed Pharmaceutical Company, Vietnam - Meropenem Hospira
Hospira, Cyprus; Hospira, Croatia (Hrvatska); Hospira, Lithuania; Hospira, Slovakia; Hospira UK, Latvia; Hospira UK, Serbia - Meropenem Hospira 1 g
Hospira, Bulgaria - Meropenem Hospira 500 mg
Hospira, Bulgaria - Meropenem ion
Ion, Uruguay - Meropenem Kabi
Fresenius Kabi, Croatia (Hrvatska); Fresenius Kabi, Lithuania; Fresenius Kabi, Latvia; Fresenius Kabi Hellas AE, Cyprus - Meropenem Kabi 1 g
Facta Farmaceutici, Bulgaria; Labesfal, Bulgaria - Meropenem Kabi 500 mg
Facta Farmaceutici, Bulgaria; Fresenius Kabi, Hungary; Labesfal, Bulgaria - Meropenem Larjan
Larjan, Uruguay - Meropenem Medipha Sante
Medipha Sante, Poland - Meropenem Mylan
Mylan, Denmark - Meropenem Noridem
Kern Pharma, Spain; Noridem, Poland - Meropenem Pharmac.
Pharmaceutical, Venezuela - Meropenem Pharmanova
Pharmanova, Serbia - Meropenem Pharmavial
IBC, Argentina - Meropenem Providens
Pharmathen, Serbia - Meropenem Ranbaxy
Ranbaxy, Spain; Ranbaxy, Lithuania - Meropenem Sala
Ramon Sala, Spain - Meropenem Sandoz
Sandoz, Canada; Sandoz, Lithuania; Sandoz, Serbia; Sandoz España, Spain - Meropenem SUN
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Latvia - Meropenem Teva
Teva, Lithuania; Teva Pharmaceuticals, Poland - Meropenem Venus
Venus Pharma, Cyprus - Meropenem Vitalis
Vitalis, Costa Rica; Vitalis, Dominican Republic; Vitalis, Ecuador; Vitalis, Guatemala; Vitalis, Honduras; Vitalis, Nicaragua; Vitalis, Panama; Vitalis, El Salvador; Vitalis, Venezuela - Meropenem Yarindo
Yarindo Farmatama, Indonesia - Meropenem Zentiva
Zentiva, Poland - Meropenem-Tchaikapharma
Tchaikapharma, Bulgaria - Meropenil
Vocate, Greece - Meropex
Bernofarm, Indonesia - Meroprem 1g
LIBRA, Uruguay - Meroprem 500
LIBRA, Uruguay - Meropros
Phapros, Indonesia - Merosan
Sanbe, Indonesia; SRS Pharmaceuticals PVT LTD, Myanmar - Merosid
Koçak, Turkey - Merosin
Shin Poong, South Korea - Merotik
Lapi Laboratories, Indonesia - Merotil
Tulip, Georgia - Meroxi
Mersifarma, Indonesia - Merozan
Dem Ilac, Turkey; Demo, Cyprus - Merozen
Zeneca, Paraguay - Merpem
Richmond, Argentina - Merrem
AstraZeneca, Canada; Pfizer U.S., United States - Metpenem
Metiska, Indonesia - Monem
Biolab, Malaysia; Biolab, Thailand - Mopem
Tüm Ekip, Turkey - Mxp
Jpee, India - Nableran
Ranbaxy, Poland - Neopenem
Healthcare, Bangladesh - Newropenem
Jeil, South Korea - Nucytin-NDD
Biocon, India - Onmero
Rishab, India - Oxipenam
Zee, Georgia - Painon
Haibin Pharmaceutical, China - Pemifhen
Hispanoameric, Mexico - Penem
M & H Manufacturing, Thailand; Sanjivani, India - Penemac
Actavis, Indonesia - Penistatin
AC Farma, Peru - Penmer
Biocon, India - Phanem
Novell Pharmaceutical, Indonesia - Pipactum
Zenon, India - Propenem
Promed Rahardjo, Indonesia - Reopemest
Sandoz, Italy - Rindonem
Yarindo Farmatama, Indonesia - Ronem
Opsonin, Bangladesh; OQ Pharma, Peru; Venus, Oman - Ronem-Humanity
Venus International, Georgia - Ropen
LBS, Philippines - Ropenem
Ranbaxy, Georgia; Ranbaxy, Oman; Sun Pharma, Peru - Santamer
Rafarm, Greece - Sefanem
Meprofarm, Indonesia - Simpenem
Simex, Indonesia - SP Merocin
Shinpoong Daewoo Pharma, Vietnam - Specbac
Square, Bangladesh - Talmor
Talent, India - Tisopenum
GMH Organics, Georgia - Tripenem
Dexa Medica, Indonesia - Vabomere [+ Vaborbactam]
Rempex Pharmaceuticals Medicines, United States - Wopenem
Wockhardt, India - Amplium
Probiomed, Mexico - Archifar
Medochemie, Malta; Medochemie, Romania; Medochemie Singapore, Singapore; Medopharm, Czech Republic - Aspen Meropenem
Pharmacare, South Africa - Bestinem
Ranbaxy, Thailand - Bojum
UBI, Taiwan - Canem
Genpharma, Philippines - Caronem
Pyridam Farma, Indonesia - Carpem
Nang Kuang, Taiwan - Ceropen
COSMAS, Georgia - DBL Meropenem
Hospira, Australia; Hospira, New Zealand; Hospira Singapore, Singapore - Deltapem
Delta, Colombia - Dexpenem
Gracio Med, Philippines - Enem
MacroPhar, Thailand - Erodium
Yeluri, Philippines - Eropem
U-Liang, Taiwan - Garde
Aversi, Georgia - Homepen
Anfarm, Greece - Hospira Meropenem
Hospira, Malaysia - Hospira Meropenem Trihydrate
Hospira, Philippines - Itanem
Galenika, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Galenika, Macedonia - Kiravem
Gerda, France - Lusantem
Salus, Mexico - Mapenem
Siam Bheasach, Thailand - Medozopen
Medochemie Vietnam, Vietnam - Meirop
Merck Serono, Taiwan - Melonam
Panbiotic, Taiwan - Melopen
Lehyinn, Taiwan - Menem
Juventis Pharma, Philippines; United Biotech, Georgia - Mepem
Dainippon, Taiwan; Sumitomo, China - Mepenem
Singapore Pharmawealth Lifesciences, Philippines; Taiwan Biotech, Taiwan - Merex
GMP, Georgia - Meriva
Claris, Georgia - Mero-Avenir 1000mg
Venus Pharma, Israel - Mero-Avenir 500mg
Venus Pharma, Israel - Merobact
Elpen, Greece; Elpen, Malta - Merodex
Vida Labs, Myanmar - Meroefectil
Northia, Argentina - Merofen
Kalbe, Indonesia - Meroget
Getz Pharma, Philippines - Meroject
PharmaDynamics, South Africa - Meromax
YSS, Philippines - Meronem
ACS Dobfar, Russian Federation; AstraZeneca, Chile; AstraZeneca, Ecuador; AstraZeneca, Georgia; AstraZeneca, Hong Kong; AstraZeneca, Croatia (Hrvatska); AstraZeneca, Lithuania; AstraZeneca, Malaysia; AstraZeneca, Philippines; AstraZeneca, Poland; AstraZeneca, Thailand; AstraZeneca AE, Greece; AstraZeneca Serbia, Serbia; Pfizer, Belgium; Pfizer, Germany; Pfizer, Spain; Pfizer, France; Pfizer, Ireland; Pfizer, Netherlands; Pfizer, Sweden; Pfizer ApS, Iceland - Meronem 1000mg
AstraZeneca, Israel - Meronem 1g
Pfizer, Luxembourg; Pfizer PFE, Switzerland - Meronem 500mg
AstraZeneca, Israel; Pfizer PFE, Switzerland - Meronem Hospira-1g
Hospira, Luxembourg - Meronem Hospira-500mg
Hospira, Luxembourg - Meronem IV
Pfizer, United Kingdom - Meronem-Kabi-1000mg
Fresenius Kabi, Luxembourg - Merop
Biomedis, Philippines - Merope 1g
Medochemie, Bulgaria - Merope 500mg
Medochemie, Bulgaria - Meropem
Yung Shin, Taiwan - Meropen
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma, Japan - Meropenem
Abipharm, Georgia; Anfarm, Greece; Apta Medica, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Aurobindo Pharma - Milpharm, United Kingdom; Fresenius, Greece; Hospira UK, United Kingdom; Hospira UK Ltd, Greece; Noridem, Greece; Panpharma, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Sandoz, United Kingdom; Sandoz, Georgia; Stravencon, United Kingdom - Meropeném
Eurofarma, Brazil - Meropenem / Anfarm
Anfarm, Malta - Meropenem / Anfarm 1g
Anfarm Hellas, Israel - Meropenem / Anfarm 500mg
Anfarm Hellas, Israel - Meropenem 500mg Libra
Libra, Paraguay - Meropenem Accord
Accord Healthcare, Netherlands; Accord Healthcare, Romania - Meropenem ACIC
Acic, Spain; Acic Europe, Italy - Meropenem Actavis
Actavis Baltics Eesti, Estonia - Meropenem Anfarm
Anfarm Hellas, Macedonia - Meropenem Apotex
Apotex, Australia - Meropenem Arena
Arena, Romania - Méropénem Arrow
Arrow, France - Meropenem ATB
Antibiotice, Romania - Meropenem Auro Pharma
Auro Pharma, Canada - Meropenem Aurobindo
Aurobindo, Romania - Meropenem Basics
Basics, Germany - Meropenem Biosano
Laboratorios Biosano, Chile - Meropenem CF
Centrafarm, Netherlands - Meropenem Chemiphar
Nippon Chemiphar, Japan - Meropenem Eberth
Eberth, Germany; Eberth, Netherlands - Meropenem Eberth 1g
Eberth, Austria - Meropenem Eberth 500mg
Eberth, Austria - Meropenem Eticos
Eticos, Paraguay - Meropenem Fresenius 1g
Fresenius, Switzerland - Meropenem Fresenius 500mg
Fresenius, Switzerland - Meropenem Fresenius Kabi
Fresenius Kabi, Belgium; Fresenius Kabi, Denmark; Fresenius Kabi, Norway; Fresenius Kabi, Sweden; Fresenius Kabi Canada, Canada; Fresenius Kabi Nederland, Netherlands - Meropenem Hexal
Sandoz, Sweden - Meropenem HEXAL
Hexal, Germany - Meropenem Hexpharm
Hexpharm Jaya, Indonesia - Meropenem Hikma
Hikma, Germany; Hikma Pharma Benelux, Netherlands - Meropenem Hikma 1 g
Hikma, Austria - Meropenem Hikma 500 mg
Hikma, Austria - Meropenem Hospira
Hospira, Belgium; Hospira, Estonia; Hospira, Spain; Hospira, Hong Kong; Hospira, Ireland; Hospira, Malta; Hospira, Netherlands; Hospira, Poland; Hospira, Romania; Hospira Nordic, Denmark; Hospira UK, Macedonia; Pfizer, Germany; Pfizer, Sweden - Meropenem Inresa
Inresa, Germany - Meropenem Kabi
Facta Farmaceutici, Macedonia; Fresenius, Slovakia; Fresenius Kabi, Australia; Fresenius Kabi, Czech Republic; Fresenius Kabi, Estonia; Fresenius Kabi, Spain; Fresenius Kabi, Romania; Fresenius Kabi Deutschland, Germany; Kabi Pharmacia, Poland - Méropénem Kabi
Fresenius Kabi, France - Meropenem Kabi 1 g
Fresenius Kabi, Hungary; Fresenius Kabi Austria, Austria - Meropenem Kabi 500 mg
Fresenius Kabi Austria, Austria - Meropenem Kern Pharma
Kern Pharma, Spain - Meropenem Labatec 1g
Labatec Pharma, Switzerland - Meropenem Labatec 500mg
Labatec Pharma, Switzerland - Meropenem Lek
Sandoz, Macedonia - Meropenem Medipha Sante
Medipha Santé, Sweden - Meropenem Medochemie
Medochemie, Macedonia - Meropenem Meiji
Meiji Seika Pharma, Japan - Meropenem Mylan
Mylan Hospital AS, Iceland; Mylan Hospital AS, Sweden - Meropenem Nichi-Iko
Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical, Japan - Meropenem Noridem
DEMO Pharmaceuticals, Germany - Meropenem NP
Nipro, Japan - Méropénem Panpharma
Panpharma, France - Meropenem Panpharma 1g
Panpharma, Bulgaria - Meropenem Panpharma 500mg
Panpharma, Bulgaria - Meropenem Pfizer
Pfizer Japan, Japan - Meropenem Providens
Pharmathen, Macedonia - Meropenem Puren
PUREN Pharma, Germany - Meropenem Ranbaxy
Douglas, New Zealand; Ranbaxy, Australia; Ranbaxy, Estonia - Meropenem Richet
Richet, Argentina - Meropenem Sandoz
Sandoz, Croatia (Hrvatska); Sandoz, Netherlands; Sandoz, Poland - Meropenem Sandoz 1000 mg
Sandoz, Switzerland - Meropenem Sandoz 500 mg
Sandoz, Switzerland - Meropenem Sawai
Sawai Seiyaku, Japan - Meropenem Stada
STADA Nordic, Denmark; STADA Nordic, Sweden - Meropenem SteriMax
SteriMax, Canada - Meropenem SUN
Sun Pharma, Netherlands - Meropenem Taiyo
Teva Seiyaku, Japan - Meropenem Tanabe
Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma, Japan - Meropenem Teva 1g
Pharmathen S.A., Israel - Meropenem Teva 500mg
Pharmathen S.A., Israel - Meropenem Towa
Towa Yakuhin, Japan - Meropenem Venus Pharma
Venus Pharma, Italy - Meropenem Zentiva
Zentiva, Romania - Meropenem-Alkem
Alkem, Russian Federation - Meropenem-Rotexmedica
Rotexmedica, Germany - Meropex
Bernofarm, Georgia - Meroprem 1g
Libra, Paraguay - Merosea
Pharma-Surrey, Philippines - Merovia
Remedina, Greece - Meroxin
Chi Sheng, Taiwan - Merozan
Demo, Greece; Demo S.A., Philippines - Merpen
Erlimpex, Indonesia - Merrem
AstraZeneca, Italy; AstraZeneca, Mexico - Mexopem
Gentle, Taiwan - Myron
CCPC, Taiwan - Nemerop
Pharma Line, Greece - Nemmed
Millimed, Thailand - Penembact
InterPharma, New Zealand - Pinur
Imedco, Indonesia - Pisapem [+ Sodium Bicarbonate]
Pisa, Mexico - Pospenem
JW Pharmaceutical, Georgia - Romenem
L.B.S., Thailand - Ronem
Fahrenheit, Indonesia - Ronepem
Lyofin, Greece - Ropenem
Drug International, Bangladesh; Sherrington Pharma, Philippines - Strinem
Aspen Labs, Mexico - Supenem
Suhitas, Philippines - Ultrapenem
Ultra, Georgia
Glossary
Term | Definition |
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BAN | British Approved Name |
IS | Inofficial Synonym |
JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
USAN | United States Adopted Name |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
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