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# Meropenem

Highest phase reached

Approved

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL127)

Drug type

Small molecule

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL127)

First approval year

1996

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL127)

## Development status

**First approval year**

1996

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL127)

**Listing at source**

Listed

**Highest phase reached**

Approved

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL127)

## Names and chemistry

**Drug type**

Small molecule

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL127)

**Drug name**

Meropenem

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL127)

**Molecular weight**

383.47

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL127)

**Structure (SMILES)**

C\[C@@H\](O)\[C@H\]1C(=O)N2C(C(=O)O)=C(S\[C@@H\]3CN\[C@H\](C(=O)N(C)C)C3)\[C@H\](C)\[C@H\]12

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL127)

### Brand names (6)

- meropenem
- Meropenem
- meropenem component of vabomere
- Meropenem component of vabomere
- merrem
- Merrem

### Other names (44)

- daptomycin meropenem
- ici 194 660
- ICI 194,660
- ici 194660
- ICI-194660
- IV meropenem
- meronem
- Meronem
- meropenem
- Meropenem
- MEROPENEM
- meropenem (active comparator)
- Meropenem (as trihydrate)
- meropenem \[INN\]
- MEROPENEM \[MI\]
- Meropenem \[WHO-DD\]
- Meropenem 1000 mg
- Meropenem 3g IV
- Meropenem 4g IV
- meropenem anhydrous
- Meropenem anhydrous
- meropenem as trihydrate
- Meropenem for injection
- Meropenem for Injection
- meropenem hydrate

And 19 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Identifiers

**ATC classification codes**

- J01DH02

Sources for recorded values

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL127)

**CAS registry numbers**

- 96036-03-2

**ChEMBL ID**

CHEMBL127

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL127)

**InChIKey**

DMJNNHOOLUXYBV-PQTSNVLCSA-N

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL127)

**FDA ingredient codes (UNII)**

- YOP6PX0BAO

### PubChem compound IDs (2)

- 441130
- 40466974

### RxNorm IDs (RxCUI) (2)

- 29561
- 1546029

## Regulatory information

### United States

**Applicant**

PFIZER

**Approval date**

21 Jun 1996

**Application number**

NDA050706

### Other regulatory facts

**Patents**

0

**Designations**

2

**First in class**

No

**Fast track**

No

**Breakthrough designation**

No

**Orphan designation**

No

**Priority review**

No

**Orphan exclusivity**

No

**Accelerated approval**

No

**Availability**

Prescription only

## Pharmacology

### Drug classification

**Pharmacology name**

meropenem

**Type**

Synthetic organic

**Drug name stem**

\-penem

**Approval recorded by Guide to Pharmacology**

Yes

#### Administration routes

- Parenteral

### Mechanisms of action (7)

- **Mechanism**  
Bacterial penicillin-binding protein inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
Bacterial penicillin-binding protein

**Protein identifier**  
P02918
- **Mechanism**  
Bacterial penicillin-binding protein inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
Bacterial penicillin-binding protein

**Protein identifier**  
P02919
- **Mechanism**  
Bacterial penicillin-binding protein inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
Bacterial penicillin-binding protein

**Protein identifier**  
P08506
- **Mechanism**  
Bacterial penicillin-binding protein inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
Bacterial penicillin-binding protein

**Protein identifier**  
P0AD65
- **Mechanism**  
Bacterial penicillin-binding protein inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
Bacterial penicillin-binding protein

**Protein identifier**  
P0AD68
- **Mechanism**  
Bacterial penicillin-binding protein inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
Bacterial penicillin-binding protein

**Protein identifier**  
P0AEB2
- **Mechanism**  
Bacterial penicillin-binding protein inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
Bacterial penicillin-binding protein

**Protein identifier**  
P24228

### Open Targets mechanisms

- **Mechanism**  
Bacterial penicillin-binding protein inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
Bacterial penicillin-binding protein

### DrugCentral mechanisms

- **Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Gene symbol**  
dacB

**Protein identifier**  
P24228

**Organism**  
Escherichia coli (strain K12)

### Investigated indications (28)

- **Condition**  
Infections

**Highest recorded phase**  
4

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0000544

**Subject identifier**  
D007239
- **Condition**  
Intraabdominal Infections

**Highest recorded phase**  
4

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0000544

**Subject identifier**  
D059413
- **Condition**  
Meningitis

**Highest recorded phase**  
4

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0000584

**Subject identifier**  
D008581
- **Condition**  
Bacterial Infections

**Highest recorded phase**  
4

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0000771

**Subject identifier**  
D001424
- **Condition**  
Bacteremia

**Highest recorded phase**  
4

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0003033

**Subject identifier**  
D016470
- **Condition**  
Osteomyelitis

**Highest recorded phase**

0.5

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0003102

**Subject identifier**  
D010019
- **Condition**  
Urinary Tract Infections

**Highest recorded phase**  
4

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0003103

**Subject identifier**  
D014552
- **Condition**  
Pneumonia

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0003106

**Subject identifier**  
D011014
- **Condition**  
Lung Diseases

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0003818

**Subject identifier**  
D008171
- **Condition**  
Communicable Diseases

**Highest recorded phase**  
2

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0005741

**Subject identifier**  
D003141
- **Condition**  
Shock, Septic

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0006834

**Subject identifier**  
D012772
- **Condition**  
Appendicitis

**Highest recorded phase**  
2

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0007149

**Subject identifier**  
D001064
- **Condition**  
Respiratory Insufficiency

**Highest recorded phase**  
1

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0009686

**Subject identifier**  
D012131
- **Condition**  
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

**Highest recorded phase**  
2

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:1000049

**Subject identifier**  
D014397
- **Condition**  
Pancreatitis

**Highest recorded phase**  
1

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:1000652

**Subject identifier**  
D010195
- **Condition**  
Meningitis, Bacterial

**Highest recorded phase**  
4

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:1000831

**Subject identifier**  
D016920
- **Condition**  
Pyelonephritis

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:1001141

**Subject identifier**  
D011704
- **Condition**  
Pneumonia, Bacterial

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:1001272

**Subject identifier**  
D018410
- **Condition**  
Enterobacteriaceae Infections

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:1001313

**Subject identifier**  
D004756
- **Condition**  
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:1001865

**Subject identifier**  
D053717
- **Condition**  
Neonatal Sepsis

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
HP:0040187

**Subject identifier**  
D000071074
- **Condition**  
Sepsis

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
HP:0100806

**Subject identifier**  
D018805
- **Condition**  
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
MONDO:0001187

**Subject identifier**  
D001749
- **Condition**  
Mental Disorders

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
MONDO:0002025

**Subject identifier**  
D001523
- **Condition**  
Tuberculosis

**Highest recorded phase**  
2

**Condition identifier**  
MONDO:0018076

**Subject identifier**  
D014376

And 3 more, listed on the interactive page.

### Open Targets indications (52)

- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0000540
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0000544
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0000544

**Highest recorded phase**  
4
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0000584
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0000771
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0003033
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0003102
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0003103
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0003106
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0005140
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0005741

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0006834

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0007149
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0009686
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_1000652
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_1000831
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_1001141

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_1001313

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_1001345
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_1001865
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_1001865

**Highest recorded phase**  
4
- **Condition identifier**  
HP\_0000010
- **Condition identifier**  
HP\_0011947
- **Condition identifier**  
HP\_0011947

**Highest recorded phase**  
4
- **Condition identifier**  
HP\_0040187

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

And 27 more, listed on the interactive page.

### Reported adverse events (43)

- **Event**  
acinetobacter infection

**Reports**  
25

**Reporting signal score**

86.2112
- **Event**  
acute generalised exanthematous pustulosis

**Reports**  
63

**Reporting signal score**

117.519
- **Event**  
acute kidney injury

**Reports**  
159

**Reporting signal score**

83.5029
- **Event**  
agranulocytosis

**Reports**  
76

**Reporting signal score**

102.406
- **Event**  
bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

**Reports**  
41

**Reporting signal score**

86.0547
- **Event**  
c-reactive protein increased

**Reports**  
82

**Reporting signal score**

85.2358
- **Event**  
candida infection

**Reports**  
88

**Reporting signal score**

195.271
- **Event**  
cholestasis

**Reports**  
67

**Reporting signal score**

80.5341
- **Event**  
clostridium difficile colitis

**Reports**  
80

**Reporting signal score**

171.015
- **Event**  
clostridium difficile infection

**Reports**  
82

**Reporting signal score**

144.102
- **Event**  
clostridium test positive

**Reports**  
21

**Reporting signal score**

54.9384
- **Event**  
drug interaction

**Reports**  
169

**Reporting signal score**

65.661
- **Event**  
drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms

**Reports**  
265

**Reporting signal score**

592.352
- **Event**  
drug resistance

**Reports**  
158

**Reporting signal score**

302.378
- **Event**  
enterococcal infection

**Reports**  
39

**Reporting signal score**

92.1639
- **Event**  
eosinophilia

**Reports**  
139

**Reporting signal score**

281.582
- **Event**  
fatigue

**Reports**  
28

**Reporting signal score**

92.9683
- **Event**  
fungaemia

**Reports**  
20

**Reporting signal score**

57.8336
- **Event**  
headache

**Reports**  
37

**Reporting signal score**

54.8032
- **Event**  
hepatic cytolysis

**Reports**  
29

**Reporting signal score**

61.8841
- **Event**  
hepatic function abnormal

**Reports**  
85

**Reporting signal score**

88.402
- **Event**  
hepatitis

**Reports**  
63

**Reporting signal score**

63.4126
- **Event**  
herpes simplex oesophagitis

**Reports**  
18

**Reporting signal score**

81.5657
- **Event**  
inflammatory marker increased

**Reports**  
30

**Reporting signal score**

65.8195
- **Event**  
klebsiella infection

**Reports**  
42

**Reporting signal score**

100.081

And 18 more, listed on the interactive page.

### Trial references (58)

- NCT00050401  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00050401)
- NCT01597973  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01597973)
- NCT01808092  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01808092)
- NCT03032380  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03032380)
- NCT00307099  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00307099)
- NCT00410527  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00410527)
- NCT04816968  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04816968)
- NCT05226923  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05226923)
- NCT00752219  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00752219)
- NCT01147640  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01147640)
- NCT01381562  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01381562)
- NCT01445665  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01445665)
- NCT01445678  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01445678)
- NCT01499290  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01499290)
- NCT01500239  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01500239)
- NCT01726023  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01726023)
- NCT01944319  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01944319)
- NCT02142751  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02142751)
- NCT02176122  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02176122)
- NCT02437045  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02437045)
- NCT02475733  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02475733)
- NCT03217136  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03217136)
- NCT03830333  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03830333)
- NCT04876430  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04876430)
- NCT05340530  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05340530)

And 33 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Dosing

**Dose**

500 mg

**Route**

Intravenous

**How often**

Every 8 hours

### Conditions of use (2)

- Infused over 15 to 30 minutes
- Or bolus injection over 3 to 5 minutes

## Chemical properties

**Hydrogen bond acceptors**

6

**Hydrogen bond donors**

3

**Polar surface area**

110.18

**Calculated partition coefficient (ALogP)**

\-0.31

**Calculated partition coefficient (XLogP)**

\-2.4

**Prodrug**

No

**Chirality**

Single enantiomer

**Inorganic**

No

**Rule-of-five violations**

0

**Rotatable bonds**

5

**Heavy atoms**

26

**Molecular formula**

C17H25N3O5S

**Monoisotopic mass**

383.15149208

**Natural product**

Yes

## National Drug Codes

- 72078-081
- 81962-002

## Evidence counts

**Recorded assays**

8,335

**Active assays**

123

### Active assay types (3)

- Confirmatory
- Other
- Screening

## Pharmacologic actions

- Anti-Bacterial Agents  
Source: [id.nlm.nih.gov](https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000900.html)

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### Approved for (6)

- [Bacterial infectious disease](https://trialight.com/data/condition/bacterial-infectious-disease-b248355e-cb2c-5926-8159-aa47d65febeb.md)
- Bacterial infectious disease with sepsis
- Bacterial meningitis
- Infectious meningitis
- Meningitis
- [Urinary tract infection](https://trialight.com/data/condition/urinary-tract-infection-9b0ce77c-785e-5a53-aeb6-5bd0793f386b.md)

### In development for (17)

- Acute pancreatitis Phase 1
- Appendicitis Phase 2
- [Bacterial pneumonia](https://trialight.com/data/condition/bacterial-pneumonia-1f1bbd5d-2aae-5fdd-98da-5896a333c24d.md) Phase 3
- [Gram-negative bacterial infections](https://trialight.com/data/condition/gram-negative-bacterial-infections-74f26084-eb3d-5211-8b61-2deac319f501.md) Phase 1
- [Hematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasm](https://trialight.com/data/condition/hematopoietic-and-lymphoid-cell-neoplasm-ed3616fa-22fe-5984-94b4-745416e01ef9.md) Phase 2
- [Infectious disease](https://trialight.com/data/condition/infectious-disease-dadc2591-65fc-5842-b510-cfbc295d8093.md) Phase 2
- [Lung disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/lung-disorder-1d8e3595-5a4b-52b7-b249-02dd9a953264.md) Phase 3
- Neonatal sepsis Phase 3
- Osteomyelitis Early phase 1
- [Pneumonia](https://trialight.com/data/condition/pneumonia-d2f12d4d-57c5-5c54-881e-1efe392849eb.md) Phase 3
- Psychiatric disorder Phase 3
- Pulmonary tuberculosis Phase 2
- Pyelonephritis Phase 3
- Respiratory failure Phase 1
- Toxic shock syndrome Phase 3
- [Tuberculosis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/tuberculosis-53a60445-1392-5671-816b-fcd7833fc917.md) Phase 2
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### Other linked conditions (2)

- Alcoholic hepatitis
- [Immune system disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/immune-system-disorder-24846188-b462-515c-bb34-142255a648c8.md)

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