Meropenem

What Are The Uses Of Meropenem?

Meropenem is used to treat:

• Certain bacterial infections of stomach or skin.
• Bacterial meningitis, e.g., infection of spinal cord or brain.

What Are The Side Effects Of Meropenem?

Some of the common side-effects are: 

• Nausea
• Diarrhoea
• Vomiting
• Headache
• Thrombophlebitis (Vein inflammation related to thrombus)

What Are The Contraindications Of Meropenem?

Before taking Meropenem, please inform your doctor if you have or had any of the following conditions:

• Kidney disease
• Brain disorders like seizures, tumor, head injury.
• Intestinal/ stomach disease