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.

US matches:

• Meropenem
• Meropenem and vaborbactam

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

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.