The man started receiving IV ertapenem 1g every 24 hours and ranitidine, amongst other medications, on hospital day 2. Moderate abdominal distention was noted the following day, and persisted on day 6; that day, his amylase and CRP levels were 128 U/L and 6.60 mg/dL, respectively. An x-...
by Elana Gotkine Treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) with intravenous ertapenem is associated with improvement in clinical and inflammatory markers, according to a study published online Feb. 19 inJAMA Dermatology. Ad Avigdor Nosrati, M.D., from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New...
Ertapenem for injection 15 mg/kg IV twice daily up to a maximum of 1 g and patients 13 to 17 years of age received Ertapenem for injection 1 g IV daily or ticarcillin/clavulanate 50 mg/kg for patients <60 kg or ticarcillin/clavulanate 3.0 g for patients >60 kg, 4 or 6 times a...
Intravenous ertapenem was generally well tolerated in patients with complicated bacterial infections, with most adverse events being of mild-to-moderate severity. In adults with complicated bacterial infections who received ertapenem, the most commonly reported drug-related adverse effects included diarrhoea,...
Children 3 months-12 years: 15 mg/kg IV/IM every 12 hours up to 14 days; not to exceed 1g every 12 hours; after 3 or more days of parenteral therapy, may be switched to appropriate oral regimen if patient improves clinically Children older than 12 years of age: 1 g/day IV/IM up...
Stability and compatibility of reconstituted ertapenem with commonly used IV infusion and coinfusion solutions. Am J Health-Syst Pharm 2004;61:38-45.McQuade MS, Van Nostrand V, Schariter J et al. Stability and compati- bility of reconstituted ertapenem with commonly used i.v. infusion and ...
Oral Moxifloxacin vs IV Ertapenem Plus Oral Levofloxacin for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis View LargeDownload Figure 1. Flow of Patients in a Study of the Effect of Oral Moxifloxacin vs Intravenous Ertapenem Plus Oral Levofloxacin for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis View LargeDownload aIncludes ...
Given as a 1 g intravenous (iv) infusion once daily, ertapenem has a plasma half-life of approximately 4 h in healthy volunteers, and a Cmax of 155 mg/L and 13 mg/L for total and free drug, respectively. Excretion is largely renal, divided equally between native drug and an open-...
Treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) with intravenous ertapenem is associated with improvement in clinical and inflammatory markers, according to a study published online Feb. 19 in JAMA Dermatology.
Children 3 months-12 years: 15 mg/kg IV/IM every 12 hours up to 14 days; not to exceed 1g every 12 hours; after 3 or more days of parenteral therapy, may be switched to appropriate oral regimen if patient improves clinically Children older than 12 years of age: 1 g/day IV/IM up...