12.12 Meropenem (Merrem)
Generic Name
Meropenem
Trade/Brand Name
Merrem
Indication
- Bacterial meningitis
- Skin and skin structure infections
- Complicated intra-abdominal infections
- Sepsis/Septic shock
Action
Inhibits bacterial wall synthesis
Therapeutic Class
Antibiotic
Pharmacologic Class
Carbapenem
Nursing Considerations
- Caution in patients with cephalosporin allergy
- May cause
- Seizures
- Anaphylactic reactions
- C-diff
- May lead to
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome
- Superinfection