Imipenem/Cilastatin
General
- Type: Carbapenems
- Dosage Forms:
- Common Trade Names:
Adult Dosing
General
- Fully-susceptible organisms: 500mg IV q6 hours
- Moderately-susceptible organisms: 1g IV q6-8 hours
- Max: Lower of 50 mg/kg or 4 g/day
Pediatric Dosing
General[1]
- 60-100 mg/kg/day IV divided q6 hours
- First Dose: 10-16.6 mg/kg IV x 1
- Max: 4000 mg/day
Special Populations
- Pregnancy: C
- Lactation: Use caution
- Renal Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
- Hepatic Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
Contraindications
- Allergy to class/drug
Adverse Reactions
Serious
Common
Pharmacology
- Half-life:
- Metabolism:
- Excretion:
- Mechanism of Action:
See Also
Source
- ↑ Red Book, 2012