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Meronem dose is easier than Tienam in renal failure
As a clinical pharmacy specialist, doctors will often ask you about the difference between Meronam and Tienam . And how to adjust the doses of each in patients with kidney impairment... Imipenem ( Tienam ) is the first carbapenem, was marketed in 1987. It is more active against Gram-positive cocci. While meropenem ( Meronem ) is more a…
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Meronem NOT Tienam is favored in the setting of seizures
Meropenem ( Meronem ) is the second antipseudomonal carbapenem antibiotic to hit the market promoted by AstraZeneca, after imipenem/cilastatin ( Tienam ). Both Meronem and Tienam have similar antibacterial coverage, broad gram-positive and gram-negative aerobic and anaerobic coverage. But both drugs have "holes" in their coverage for MRSA (methicillin resi…
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