Meropenem-vaborbactam

مروپنم-واباربکتام

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🦠 Antiinfectives For Systemic UseCarbapenem + beta-lactamase inhibitor

Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA

Vabomere (US)

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Urinary tract infection · Regimen source: FDA Vabomere · 2.1

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🛡️ Safety & information

Contraindications

  • ⛔ Hypersensitivity to meropenem, vaborbactam or same-class drugs; anaphylaxis with beta-lactams. FDA Vabomere · 4

Warnings

  • • Hypersensitivity; seizures; reduced valproic acid levels with breakthrough seizures; thrombocytopenia; C. difficile diarrhoea; rhabdomyolysis. FDA Vabomere · 5

Renal adjustment

  • • eGFR < 50: eGFR <50: 30–49 → 2 g every 8 h; 15–29 → 2 g every 12 h; <15 → 1 g every 12 h; haemodialysis: after dialysis. FDA Vabomere · 2.2, Table 1

Formulations

  • 2 g vial (meropenem 1 g + vaborbactam 1 g) — powder for injection 🇺🇸 USA FDA Vabomere · 3

👥 Special populations

  • 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

    Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Vabomere · 8.1

    “Risk Summary Fetal malformations were observed in vaborbactam-treated rabbits, therefore advise pregnant women of the potential risks to the fetus.”
  • 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

    Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Vabomere · 8.2

    “Meropenem has been reported to be excreted in human milk.”
  • 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

    Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Vabomere · 8.4

    “The safety and effectiveness of VABOMERE in pediatric patients (younger than 18 years of age) has not been established.”
  • 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

    Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Vabomere · 8.5

    “Because elderly patients are more likely to have decreased renal function, care should be taken in dose selection, and it may be useful to monitor renal function.”
  • ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialUse with caution

    Label has advice on pregnancy testing, contraception or fertility for females and males. FDA Vabomere · 8.3

    “Use of VABOMERE may reduce the effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives.”

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