Meropenem

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels
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Candidiasis def 1.9% - 3.1% x x x x x x x
Rash def 1.6% - 3.1% x x x x x x x
Oral candidiasis def 1.9% x x x x x x x
Glossitis def 1% x x x x x
Injection site reaction def 0.9% x x x x x x x
Nausea def 0.8% x x x x x x x
Phlebitis def 0.8% x x x x x x x
Thrombophlebitis def 0.8% x x x x x x x
Vomiting def 0.8% x x x x x x x
Pain def 0.4% x x x x x x x
Injection site pain 0.4% x x x x x x x
Pain during injection 0.4% x x x x x x x
Oedema def 0.2% x x x x x x x
Agranulocytosis def postmarketing x x x x x x
Anaphylactic shock def postmarketing x
Anaemia def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Haemolytic anaemia def postmarketing x x x x
Angioedema def postmarketing x x x x x x
Cholestasis def postmarketing x
Colitis def postmarketing x
Toxic epidermal necrolysis def postmarketing x x x x x x
Erythema multiforme def postmarketing x x
Haemorrhage def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Hepatitis def postmarketing x
Hypersensitivity def postmarketing x x
Hypokalaemia def postmarketing x x x x x x
Leukopenia def postmarketing x x x x x x
Neutropenia def postmarketing x x x x x x
Thrombocytopenia def postmarketing x
Erythema def postmarketing x x x x x x
Necrolysis epidermal postmarketing x x x x x x
Hypomagnesaemia def postmarketing x
Sickness postmarketing x
Pseudomembranous colitis postmarketing x
Abdominal pain def x x x x x x x
Hypochromic anaemia def x x x x x x
Anorexia def x x x x x x
Anxiety def x x x x x
Apnoea def x x x x x x
Asthenia def x x x x x
Asthma def x x x x x
Back pain def x x x x x x
Bacterial infection def x x x x x
Vaginal moniliasis x x x x x x
Central nervous system infection def x x x x
Chest pain def x x x x x x
Confusional state def x x x x x x
Constipation def x x x x x x x
Convulsion def x
Cough def x x x x x
Delirium def x x x x x x
Diarrhoea def x x x x x x x
Dizziness def x x x x x x x
Dysgeusia def x
Dyspepsia def x x x x x x
Dyspnoea def x x x x x
Dysuria def x x x x x
Effusion def x x x x x
Eosinophilia def x x x x x x
Epistaxis def x x x x x x
Body temperature increased def x x x x x x x
Flatulence def x x x x x x
Gastrointestinal disorder def x x x x
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage def x x x x x x
Hallucination def x x x x x
Headache def x x x x x x x
Cardiac arrest def x x x x x x
Cardiac failure def x x x x x x
Peritoneal haemorrhage def x x x x x x
Hypertension def x x x x x x
Hypertrophy def x x x x x x
Hypoglycaemia def x x x x
Hypotension def x x x x x x
Incontinence def x x x x x
Infarction def x x x x x x
Inflammation def x x x x x x x
Intestinal obstruction def x x x x x x
Jaundice def x x x x x x
Jaundice cholestatic def x x x x x x
Leukocytosis def x x x x x
Melaena def x x x x x x
Myocardial infarction def x x x x x x
Nervousness def x x x x x
Obstruction def x x x x x x
Paraesthesia def x x x x x x
Pelvic pain def x x x x x x
Pharyngitis def x x x x
Pleural disorder def x x x x x
Pleural effusion def x x x x x
Pruritus def x x x x x x x
Pulmonary oedema def x x x x x
Pulmonary embolism def x x x x x x
Renal failure def x x x x x
Respiratory disorder def x x x x x
Seizures def x x x x x x
Shock def x x x x x x
Skin ulcer def x x x x x
Sweating def x x x x x x
Syncope def x x x x x x
Tachycardia def x x x x x x
Ulcer def x x x x x
Urinary incontinence def x x x x x
Urticaria def x x x x x x
Vaginal inflammation def x
Angiopathy def x x x x
Peripheral vascular disorder def x x x x
Chills def x x x x x x x
Hepatic failure def x x x x x x
Agitation def x x x x x x x
Oedema peripheral def x x x x x x x
Blood urea increased x x x x x x
Creatinine increased def x x x x x x
Injection site inflammation x x x x x x x
Alanine aminotransferase increased def x x x x x x
Haemoglobin decreased def x x x x x
Hypoxia def x x x x x x
Sepsis def x x x x x x
Renal impairment def x x x x x x
Enlargement abdomen def x x x x x x
Platelet count decreased x x x x x x
Bradycardia def x x x x x x
Neuropathy def x
Fluid overload def x x x x x x
Cough increased x x x x x
Drug interaction def x
Haematocrit decreased x x x x x
White blood cell count decreased x x x x x x
Thrombocytosis def x x x x x x
Red urine x
Insomnia def x x x x x x
Ileus def x x x x x x
Embolus def x x x x x x
Somnolence def x x x x x
Indication Labels
Abdominal infection def x x x x x x x
Adverse reaction def x x x x x x
Appendicitis def x x x x x x
Bacteraemia def x x x x x x
Bacterial sepsis x
Infection def x x x x x x x
Influenza def x x x x x x x
Lower respiratory tract infection x
Meningitis def x x x x x x x
Meningitis bacterial def x x x x x x x
Nosocomial pneumonia x
Pelvic inflammatory disease def x
Peritonitis def x x x x x x
Pneumonia def x x x x x x x
Respiratory tract infection def x
Septicemia def x
Urinary tract infection def x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Code: J01DH02

Legend

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. MEROPENEM / MERREM PWS IV 500 MG/VIAL : 62 side effects (Health Canada)
  2. meropenem for injection / Merrem I.V. : 66 side effects (FDA MedWatch)
  3. meropenem for injection / Merrem IV : 110 side effects (FDA MedWatch)
  4. MEROPENEM / MERREM : 115 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  5. MEROPENEM : 117 side effects (FDA XML label)
  6. MEROPENEM / MERREM : 117 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  7. MEROPENEM : 120 side effects (FDA XML label)