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Primaxin, Recarbrio(imipenem)
Primaxin, Recarbrio (imipenem) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Imipenem was first approved as Primaxin on 1985-11-26. It is used to treat bacterial endocarditis, bacterial infections, enterobacteriaceae infections, infectious bone diseases, and intraabdominal infections amongst others in the USA. It has been approved in Europe to treat gram-negative bacterial infections.
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Commercial
Therapeutic Areas
Therapeutic Area
MeSH
infectionsD007239
musculoskeletal diseasesD009140
respiratory tract diseasesD012140
urogenital diseasesD000091642
cardiovascular diseasesD002318
Trade Name
FDA
EMA
Combinations
Primaxin, Recarbrio (generic drugs available since 2011-12-21)
Drug Products
FDA
EMA
New Drug Application (NDA)
New Drug Application (NDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Cilastatin sodium
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Imipenem
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
PRIMAXINMerck KGaAN-050587 RX1985-11-26
1 products, RLD, RS
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Cilastatin sodium
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Imipenem
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Relebactam
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
RECARBRIOMerck Sharp & DohmeN-212819 RX2019-07-16
1 products, RLD, RS
Labels
FDA
EMA
Brand Name
Status
Last Update
imipenem and cilastatin imipenem and cilastatin ANDA2022-10-11
primaxinANDA, New Drug Application2020-12-21
recarbrioNew Drug Application2021-04-09
Indications
FDA
EMA
Indication
Ontology
MeSH
ICD-10
bacterial endocarditisEFO_1000830D004697—
bacterial infections—D001424A49
enterobacteriaceae infectionsEFO_1001313D004756—
infectious bone diseases—D001850—
intraabdominal infections—D059413—
pelvic infection—D034161—
pseudomonas infectionsEFO_0001076D011552—
respiratory tract infections—D012141J06.9
staphylococcal infections—D013203A49.01
streptococcal infectionsEFO_1001476D013290—
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Agency Specific
FDA
EMA
Expiration
Code
CILASTATIN SODIUM / IMIPENEM / RELEBACTAM, RECARBRIO, MSD MERCK CO
2029-07-16GAIN
2024-07-16NCE
Patent Expiration
Patent
Expires
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FDA Information
Cilastatin Sodium / Imipenem / Relebactam, Recarbrio, Msd Merck Co
84870932029-11-19DS, DPU-2586, U-2587, U-2840
ATC Codes
J: Antiinfectives for systemic use
— J01: Antibacterials for systemic use
— J01D: Other beta-lactam antibacterials in atc
— J01DH: Carbapenems
— J01DH51: Imipenem and cilastatin
— J01DH56: Imipenem, cilastatin and relebactam
HCPCS
Code
Description
J0742
Injection, imipenem 4 mg, cilastatin 4 mg and relebactam 2 mg
J0743
Injection, cilastatin sodium; imipenem, per 250 mg
Clinical
Clinical Trials
62 clinical trials
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Indications Phases 4
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Urinary tract infectionsD014552EFO_0003103N39.0—531—9
Ventilator-associated pneumoniaD053717EFO_1001865J95.851—13419
SepsisD018805A41.931—115
Bacterial pneumoniaD018410EFO_1001272J15.9—221—5
InfectionsD007239EFO_00005441——3—4
PneumoniaD011014EFO_0003106J1811—114
Critical illnessD016638———213
Intraabdominal infectionsD059413—111—3
Hematologic neoplasmsD019337—111—2
Febrile neutropeniaD064147———2—2
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Indications Phases 3
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Bacterial infectionsD001424A49421—17
Lung diseasesD008171EFO_0003818J98.4—11——1
Iatrogenic diseaseD007049——1——1
BacteremiaD016470EFO_0003033R78.81——1——1
SinusitisD012852EFO_0007486J32——1——1
AbscessD000038EFO_0003030——1——1
CellulitisD002481EFO_0003035L03.90——1——1
Healthcare-associated pneumoniaD000077299——1——1
Indications Phases 2
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
PyelonephritisD011704EFO_1001141N10-N16—2———2
Abdominal abscessD018784EFO_1001753—1———1
Indications Phases 1
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Communicable diseasesD0031411————1
Indications Without Phase
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
NeutropeniaD009503D70————11
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantationD018380————11
Septic shockD012772A48.3————11
Epidemiology
Epidemiological information for investigational and approved indications
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Drug
General
Drug common nameIMIPENEM
INNimipenem
Description
Imipenem is a broad-spectrum, intravenous beta-lactam antibiotic of the carbapenem subgroup. It has a role as an antibacterial drug. It is a beta-lactam antibiotic allergen and a member of carbapenems. It is a tautomer of an imipenem zwitterion.
Classification
Small molecule
Drug classantibacterial antibiotics, carbapenem derivatives
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
C[C@@H](O)[C@H]1C(=O)N2C(C(=O)O)=C(SCCNC=N)C[C@H]12
Identifiers
PDB—
CAS-ID64221-86-9
RxCUI1545986
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL148
ChEBI ID471744
PubChem CID104838
DrugBankDB01598
UNII IDQ20IM7HE75 (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
Target
Agency Approved
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Alternate
No data
Variants
Clinical Variant
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Financial
Primaxin - Merck Sharp & Dohme
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Trends
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Safety
Black-box Warning
No Black-box warning
Adverse Events
Top Adverse Reactions
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4,643 adverse events reported
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