meropenem
A broad-spectrum carbapenem with antibacterial properties, synthetic Meropenem inhibits cell wall synthesis in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. It penetrates cell walls and binds to penicillin-binding protein targets. Meropenem acts against aerobes and anaerobes including Klebsiella, E. coli, Enterococcus, Clostridium sp..
| Synonym: | meropenem trihydrate | 
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| US brand name: | Merrem I.V. | 
| Code name: | SM-7338 |