Imipemide Other names: Imipenem

Chemical formula: C₁₂H₁₇N₃O₄S Molecular mass: 299.346 g/mol PubChem compound: 104838

Active ingredient description

Imipenem is a semi-synthetic derivative of thienamycin, the parent compound produced by the filamentous bacterium Streptomyces cattleya. Imipenem exerts its bactericidal activity by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis in Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria through binding to penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs).

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code	Group title	Classification
J01DH	Carbapenems	J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J01 Antibacterials for systemic use → J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials
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Medicines

Imipemide is an active ingredient of these brands:

United States (US)

(combination) PRIMAXIN
(combination) RECARBRIO as IMIPENEM ANHYDROUS

Austria (AT)

(combination) RECARBRIO as IMIPENEM ANHYDROUS
(combination) ZIENAM

Brazil (BR)

(combination) IMICIL as Imipenem monohydrate
(combination) TIENAM
(combination) TIEPEM as Imipenem monohydrate

Canada (CA)

(combination) PRIMAXIN

Croatia (HR)

(combination) RECARBRIO as IMIPENEM ANHYDROUS

Cyprus (CY)

(combination) TIENAM

Ecuador (EC)

(combination) BACQURE
(combination) BETATREXIL
(combination) IMICIL as Imipenem monohydrate
(combination) KLONAM
(combination) TIESILAN

Estonia (EE)

(combination) RECARBRIO as IMIPENEM ANHYDROUS
(combination) TIENAM

Finland (FI)

(combination) ANDATIN
(combination) RECARBRIO as IMIPENEM ANHYDROUS

France (FR)

(combination) RECARBRIO as IMIPENEM ANHYDROUS
(combination) TIENAM

Hong Kong (HK)

(combination) IMCIMILL
(combination) IMECITIN
(combination) IMICILA
(combination) PREPENEM
(combination) PRIMAGAL as Imipenem monohydrate
(combination) TIENAM

Ireland (IE)

(combination) PRIMAXIN
(combination) RECARBRIO as IMIPENEM ANHYDROUS

Italy (IT)

(combination) RECARBRIO as IMIPENEM ANHYDROUS

Japan (JP)

(combination) RECARBRIO as IMIPENEM ANHYDROUS
(combination) TIENAM

Lithuania (LT)

(combination) NIMEDINE
(combination) RECARBRIO as IMIPENEM ANHYDROUS
(combination) TIENAM

Malta (MT)

(combination) NIMEDINE
(combination) PRIMAXIN
(combination) TIENAM

Mexico (MX)

(combination) TIENAM

Netherlands (NL)

(combination) RECARBRIO as IMIPENEM ANHYDROUS

Nigeria (NG)

(combination) IMICILA
(combination) PROMCIL

Poland (PL)

(combination) IMECITIN

Romania (RO)

(combination) CILOPEN as IMIPENEM ANHYDROUS
(combination) RECARBRIO as IMIPENEM ANHYDROUS

Singapore (SG)

(combination) TIENAM

South Africa (ZA)

(combination) BACQURE
(combination) CILAPEN as IMIPENEM ANHYDROUS
(combination) CILNEM
(combination) CYTAMEG
(combination) IMCIL
(combination) TIASEP
(combination) TIENAM

Tunisia (TN)

(combination) PRIMAGAL as Imipenem monohydrate
(combination) SYNERGIC

Turkey (TR)

(combination) CILAPEM
(combination) IMICIL as Imipenem monohydrate
(combination) SILANEM
(combination) TIENAM

United Kingdom (UK)

(combination) PRIMAXIN
(combination) RECARBRIO as IMIPENEM ANHYDROUS

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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