The drug "Meronem". Instructions for use and description

Medication "Meronem" (instructions for use contains this information) is active in relation to most gram-positive, gram-negative aerobes and anaerobes. The drug is effective both in combination with other drugs, and as a mono-drug. A medicament is produced in the form of a powder for making a solution for injections.

Appointment

The "Meronem" remedy (doctors' reviews confirm this) can be used in patients with a three-month-old age. The drug is indicated for infectious inflammatory lesions, caused by the activity of strains of microbes that show sensitivity to the drug. In particular, it is prescribed for infections in the urinary tract, abdominal cavity, pelvic organs (endometrium, for example). The indications include pneumonia (low-blooded including), septicemia, meningitis.

Antibiotic "Meronem". Contraindications

The drug is not recommended for severe intolerance of drug components, anaphylactic and severe skin reactions against therapy with any drug with a beta-lactam structure (for cephalosporins and penicillins). The medication "Meronem" is not prescribed (the instruction for use confirms this) to patients under the age of three months. Caution is observed in complex use with nephrotoxic medicines, with disorders in the digestive tract (in the presence of colitis in particular). Medication is contraindicated in the period of gestation and feeding. If it is necessary to treat during lactation, the feeding should be stopped.

The drug "Meronem". Instructions for use. Side effects

As practice shows, the medicine as a whole is tolerated by patients of different ages satisfactorily. Rarely were there undesirable consequences that required the cessation of treatment. On the basis of therapy, hemolytic anemia, headache, thrombocytosis, increased excitability, eosinophilia, anxiety can occur. Some patients experience insomnia, depression, neutropenia, vomiting, thrombocytopenia, agranulocytosis, seizures (rarely). To undesirable consequences of therapy with the drug "Meronem" instructions for use include pseudomembranous colitis, increased activity of liver transaminases, hives, constipation, paresthesia, drowsiness. Some patients develop anaphylaxis, necrolysis (toxic epidermal), erythema multiforme type, cardiac insufficiency, pressure change (decrease or increase). Rarely can occur dyspnea, increased levels of creatinine and urea, thromboembolism in the pulmonary artery, tachycardia, cardiac arrest, bradycardia. As local reactions, pain may appear in the injection site, candidiasis of the oral mucosa and vagina.

Dosing regimen

The "Meronem" medication is recommended for use in accordance with the patient's tolerability, the nature of the course and the type of pathology personally. The initial amount of the drug is 0.5 g for adults. Dosages for infants are calculated by weight. The recommended amount is 30-60 mg / kg / day. The total dosage is divided into several administrations.