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J01DH Carbapenems

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: antibiotics, cephalosporins and related

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 36 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. J Antiinfectives for systemic use 1,393 medicines
    1. J01 Antibacterials for systemic use 668 medicines
      1. J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials 164 medicines
        1. J01DH Carbapenems 36 medicines
          1. J01DH02 meropenem 21 medicines
          2. J01DH03 ertapenem 8 medicines
          3. J01DH04 doripenem 1 medicine
          4. J01DH51 imipenem and cilastatin 3 medicines
          5. J01DH52 meropenem and vaborbactam 1 medicine
          6. J01DH56 imipenem, cilastatin and relebactam 2 medicines

3 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Doribax SPC no longer supplied (J01DH04 doripenem) –
Ertapenem 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (J01DH03 ertapenem) Prescription only (POM)
Ertapenem Cipla 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion (J01DH03 ertapenem) Prescription only (POM)
Ertapenem Elc 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion (J01DH03 ertapenem) Prescription only (POM)
Ertapenem Enexi 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (J01DH03 ertapenem) Prescription only (POM)
Ertapenem Milpharm 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (J01DH03 ertapenem) Prescription only (POM)
Ertapenem Qilu 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion (J01DH03 ertapenem) Prescription only (POM)
Ertapenem Sun 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion (J01DH03 ertapenem) Prescription only (POM)
Imipenem-cilastatin 250 mg - 250 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC (J01DH51 imipenem and cilastatin) –
Imipenem/cilastatin 500 mg / 500 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC (J01DH51 imipenem and cilastatin) Prescription only (POM)
Invanz 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion (J01DH03 ertapenem) Prescription only (POM)
Meronem IV 1 g SPC (J01DH02 meropenem) –
Meronem IV 500 mg SPC (J01DH02 meropenem) –
Meropenem 1 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (J01DH02 meropenem) Prescription only (POM)
Meropenem 1 g powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DH02 meropenem) Prescription only (POM)
Meropenem 1000 mg powder and solvent for solution for infusion SPC (J01DH02 meropenem) Prescription only (POM)
Meropenem 1000 mg powder for injection or infusion (J01DH02 meropenem) Prescription only (POM)
Meropenem 1000 mg powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (J01DH02 meropenem) Prescription only (POM)
Meropenem 2 g powder for solution for infusion SPC (J01DH02 meropenem) –
Meropenem 2 g powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC no longer supplied (J01DH02 meropenem) –
Meropenem 500 mg powder and solvent for solution for infusion SPC (J01DH02 meropenem) Prescription only (POM)
Meropenem 500 mg powder for injection or infusion (J01DH02 meropenem) Prescription only (POM)
Meropenem 500 mg powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (J01DH02 meropenem) Prescription only (POM)
Meropenem 500 mg powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DH02 meropenem) Prescription only (POM)
Meropenem Enexi 1 g powder for solution for injection / infusion SPC (J01DH02 meropenem) Prescription only (POM)
Meropenem Qilu 1 g powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DH02 meropenem) Prescription only (POM)
Meropenem Qilu 2 g powder for solution for injection / infusion SPC not available (J01DH02 meropenem) –
Meropenem Qilu 500 mg powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DH02 meropenem) Prescription only (POM)
Meropenem Star Pharmasin 1 g powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DH02 meropenem) Prescription only (POM)
Meropenem Star Pharmasin 500 mg powder for solution for injection/infusion (J01DH02 meropenem) Prescription only (POM)
Meropenem Venus Pharma 1 g powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DH02 meropenem) Prescription only (POM)
Meropenem Venus Pharma 500 mg powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DH02 meropenem) Prescription only (POM)
Primaxin IV 500 mg / 500 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (J01DH51 imipenem and cilastatin) –
Recarbrio SPC (J01DH56 imipenem, cilastatin and relebactam) Prescription only (POM)
Recarbrio 500 mg / 500 mg / 250 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC (J01DH56 imipenem, cilastatin and relebactam) Prescription only (POM)
Vaborem 1 g / 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion Prescription only (POM)

Other groups of the same level

Other names of the ATC group

Sources

  • Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
  • Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
  • World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group J01DH

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