Imipenem

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0064221-86-9

Chemical Formula

C12-H17-N3-O4-S

Molecular Weight

299

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Beta-lactam

Chemical Name

1-Azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid, 6-(1-hydroxyethyl)-3-[[2-[(iminomethyl)amino]ethyl]thio]-7-oxo-, [5R-[5α,6α(R*)]]-

Foreign Names

• Imipenemum (Latin)
• Imipenem (German)
• Imipénem (French)
• Imipenem (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Imipenem (OS: BAN, DCIT, JAN)
• Imipénem (OS: DCF)
• Formimidoyl-thienamycin, N- (IS)
• Imipemide (IS)
• MK 0787 (IS)
• NFT (IS)
• Imipenem (PH: USP 32)
• Imipenem (OS: USAN)
• Imipenem (PH: BP 2010, JP XIV, Ph. Eur. 6, USP 30)
• Imipénem (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Imipenemum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Bacqure (Imipenem and Cilastatin sodium salt)
  Ranbaxy, Peru



• Conet (Imipenem and Cilastatin sodium salt)
  Merck Sharp & Dohme, Slovenia



• Imipecil
  Northia, Argentina



• Imipen
  Techno, Bangladesh



• Imipenem/Cilastatin Hexal (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Hexal, Germany



• I-NEM (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Glenmark, India



• Pelastin (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Sanbe, Indonesia



• Primaxin (Imipenem and Cilastatin sodium salt)
  Merck, United States; Merck Frosst, Canada; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Australia; Merck Sharp & Dohme, New Zealand



• Synergic (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Unimed, Tunisia



• Tienam (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Banyu Seiyaku, Japan; Merck, Peru; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Bulgaria; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Chile; Merck Sharp & Dohme, China; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Colombia; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Ecuador; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Estonia; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Hong Kong; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Israel; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Iceland; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Sri Lanka; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Lithuania; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Latvia; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Malaysia; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Philippines; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Portugal; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Serbia; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Russian Federation; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Singapore; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Thailand; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Tunisia; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Turkey; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Taiwan; Merck Sharp & Dohme, South Africa; MSD, Georgia; MSD, Indonesia; MSD, Norway



• Tiepenem (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Shiono Kemikaru, Japan



• Tilam (Imipenem and Cilastatin Na)
  Merck, Taiwan



• Imipem (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Neopharmed, Italy



• Imipénem Cilastatine Mylan (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Mylan, France



• Imipénem Cilastatine Ranbaxy (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Ranbaxy, France



• Imipenem und Cilastatin HSP (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Hospira, Germany



• Imipenem/Cilastatin Fresenius Kabi (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Fresenius, Sweden



• Imipenem/Cilastatin Teva (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Teva Pharma, Switzerland



• Imipenem-Cilastatin Hospira (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Hospira, Switzerland



• Imipenem-Cilastatin Labatec (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Labatec, Switzerland



• Imistan (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Nichi-Iko PharmaceuticalJMA, Japan



• Indast (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Inem (Imipenem and Cilastatin sodium)
  Labinco, Colombia



• Primaxin (Imipenem and Cilastatin sodium salt)
  Merck Sharp & Dohme, United Kingdom; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Malta



• Tenacid (Imipenem and Cilastatin sodium salt)
  Sigma Tau, Italy



• Tienam (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Merck Sharp & Dhome, Oman; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Belgium; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Costa Rica; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Czech Republic; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Algeria; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Spain; Merck Sharp & Dohme, France; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Guatemala; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Honduras; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Croatia (Hrvatska); Merck Sharp & Dohme, Italy; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Luxembourg; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Nicaragua; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Netherlands; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Panama; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Poland; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Romania; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Sweden; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Slovakia; Merck Sharp & Dohme, El Salvador; MSD, Switzerland; MSD, Finland



• Zienam (Imipenem and Cilastatin)
  Merck Sharp & Dohme, Austria; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Germany; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Venezuela

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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