name: | ImipenemCilastatinAndRelebactam |
ATC code: | J01DH56 | route: | intravenous |
n-compartments | 2 |
Imipenem, cilastatin and relebactam is a fixed-dose combination antibiotic used for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections, complicated intra-abdominal infections, and hospital-acquired or ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia in adult patients. Imipenem is a carbapenem antibiotic, cilastatin is a renal dehydropeptidase inhibitor that prevents the degradation of imipenem, and relebactam is a beta-lactamase inhibitor that broadens the antibiotic spectrum. The combination is approved and in current clinical use.
Pharmacokinetic parameters observed in healthy adult subjects following single intravenous dose administration. Based on published population pharmacokinetic analysis.