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Ertapenem contraindications

Ertapenem
INVANZ® FDA Package Insert
Description
Clinical Pharmacology
Microbiology
Indications and Usage
Contraindications
Warnings and Precautions
Adverse Reactions
Overdosage
Clinical Studies
Dosage and Administration
How Supplied
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sophia Saad, Associate Editor – WikiDoc [2]

Contraindications

Contraindications

  • INVANZ is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to any component of this product or to other drugs in the same class or in patients who have demonstrated anaphylactic reactions to beta-lactams.
  • Due to the use of lidocaine HCl as a diluent, INVANZ administered intramuscularly is contraindicated in patients with a known hypersensitivity to local anesthetics of the amide type.[1]
References

References

  1. ↑ “http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2005/021337s018lbl.pdf” (PDF). External link in |title= (help)

Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.

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