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Invanz
ertapenem
Adult Dosing .
Dosage forms: INJ
intra-abdominal infections, complicated
- [1 g IM/IV qd x5-14 days]
skin/skin structure infections, complicated bacterial
- [1 g IM/IV qd x7-14 days]
- Info: includes diabetic foot infections w/o osteomyelitis
pneumonia, community-acquired
- [1 g IM/IV qd for at least 5 days]
UTI, complicated
- [1 g IM/IV qd x10-14 days]
gynecologic infections
- [1 g IM/IV qd x3-10 days]
infection prophylaxis, colorectal surgery
- [1 g IV x1]
- Start: w/in 60min preop
renal dosing
- [adjust dose amount]
- CrCl <30: 500 mg qd
- HD: 500 mg qd; give 150 mg as supplement after dialysis only if maint. dose given <6h prior to HD; PD: 500 mg qd; no supplement
hepatic dosing
- [not defined]
Peds Dosing .
- Dosage forms: INJ
intra-abdominal infections, complicated
- [3 mo-12 yo]
- Dose: 30 mg/kg/day IM/IV divided bid x5-14 days; Max: 1 g/day
- [13 yo and older]
- Dose: 1 g IM/IV qd x5-14 days
skin/skin structure infections, complicated bacterial
- [3 mo-12 yo]
- Dose: 30 mg/kg/day IM/IV divided bid x7-14 days; Max: 1 g/day
- [13 yo and older]
- Dose: 1 g IM/IV qd x7-14 days
pneumonia, community-acquired
- [3 mo-12 yo]
- Dose: 30 mg/kg/day IM/IV divided bid x10-14 days; Max: 1 g/day
- [13 yo and older]
- Dose: 1 g IM/IV qd x10-14 days
UTI, complicated
- [3 mo-12 yo]
- Dose: 30 mg/kg/day IM/IV divided bid x10-14 days; Max: 1 g/day
- [13 yo and older]
- Dose: 1 g IM/IV qd x10-14 days
gynecologic infections
- [3 mo-12 yo]
- Dose: 30 mg/kg/day IM/IV divided bid x3-10 days; Max: 1 g/day
- [13 yo and older]
- Dose: 1 g IM/IV qd x3-10 days
infection prophylaxis, colorectal surgery (off-label)
- [1 yo and older]
- Dose: 15 mg/kg/dose IV x1; Start: w/in 60min preop; Max: 1000 mg/dose
renal dosing
- [adjust dose amount]
- CrCl <30: decr. usual divided dose by 50%
- HD/PD: not defined, consider adult renal dosing for guidance
hepatic dosing
- [not defined]