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medicine for meropenem allergy
A 33-year-old male asked:

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Meropenem allergy: Meropenem is broad-spectrum. intravenous antibiotic medication. Medication allergic reactions can include difficulty breathing, hives and swelling of ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Quang Nguyen answered
Specializes in Endocrinology
Not commonly: This is not a common side effect of meropenem.
A 33-year-old member asked:

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Meropenem: See: http://www.drugs.com/sfx/meropenem-side-effects.html
A 33-year-old member asked:

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Meropenem: meropenem is a prescribed antibiotic.
A 36-year-old male asked:

Dr. Ankush Bansal answered
17 years experience Internal Medicine
Yes: It depends on the type and location of infection. Many times, it is used for resistant infections, those with multiple types of bacteria, or deep inf ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:

Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
Possibly: Since this germ responds so well to cheaper meds like ampicillin, there is little work looking at use of such an expensive broad spectrum antibiotic. ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:

Dr. Jay Park answered
50 years experience Pediatrics
Rarely: Cefotaxime and vancomycin remain drugs of choice in most cases of bacterial meningitis. Meropenem may be considered for vancomycin-resistant pneumoco ... Read More
A male asked:

Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered
53 years experience Infectious Disease
Probably OK, but...: Meropenem would cover most bacteria that cause epididymo-orchitis, especially in older men, who are likely to be infected with typical urinary tract i ... Read More
A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Dan Fisher answered
27 years experience Internal Medicine
No interaction: No significant overlap, but this certainly seems like big guns. Can't therapy be better focused?
A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered
53 years experience Infectious Disease
Not serious: Side effects aren't rare with meropenem and clindamycin (Dalacin-C®), but most people have none. More important, these drugs would not be used unless ... Read More
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