Ertapenem

Ertapenem
Clinical data
Trade names Invanz
AHFS/Drugs.com Monograph
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: B3
  • US: B (No risk in non-human studies)
    Routes of
    administration    		 Intramuscular, intravenous
    ATC code
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    Legal status
    • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
    Pharmacokinetic data
    Bioavailability 90% (intramuscular)
    Protein binding Inversely proportional to concentration; 85 to 95%
    Metabolism Minor hydrolysis of beta-lactam ring, CYP not involved
    Elimination half-life 4 hours
    Excretion Renal (80%) and fecal (10%)
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    Chemical and physical data
    Formula C22H25N3O7S
    Molar mass 475.516 g/mol
    3D model (JSmol)
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    Ertapenem is a carbapenem antibiotic marketed by Merck as Invanz.[1]

    References

    1. ↑ Papp-Wallace KM, Endimiani A, Taracila MA, Bonomo RA (November 2011). "Carbapenems: past, present, and future". Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 55 (11): 4943–60. doi:10.1128/AAC.00296-11. PMC 3195018. PMID 21859938.
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