Primaxin


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Related to Primaxin: Meropenem, Imipenem, Invanz, Cilastatin
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Noun1.Primaxin - trade name for a parenteral antibiotic
antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"
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Imipenem and Cilastatin for Injection is therapeutically equivalent to the reference-listed drug Primaxin IV, which is marketed at the moment by Merck & Co.
APP Pharmaceuticals to launch Imipenem and Cilastatin for Injection, USP and Meropenum for Injection, USP in the US
Tim's industry experience includes senior positions at Merck, Genentech, Boehringer Mannheim, ILEX Oncology and DirectGene playing key roles in the commercialization of many products including: Merck's HEPTAVAX-B, RECOMBIVAX-B, NOROXIN, MEFOXIN and PRIMAXIN; Genentech's PROTROPIN and ACTIVASE; Boehringer Mannheim's ANEXSIA; and, ILEX's CAMPATH.
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Tigecycline monotherapy was compared with the combination imipenem/cilastatin (IMI/CIS) regimen (Primaxin) in 817 adult patients with a wide variety of complicated intraabdominal infections, including appendicitis with perforation and abscess (41%), cholecystitis with evidence of perforation or empyema (22%), postoperative intraabdominal abscess (11%), and intestinal perforation with abscess or fecal contamination (9%).
Tigecycline promising for complicated infections: first antibiotic in glycylcycline class is specifically designed to fight bacterial resistance mechanisms

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