Doripenem

Doripenem
Clinical data
Trade namesFinibax, Doribax
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa608015
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • B
Routes of
administration
IM, IV
ATC code
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Pharmacokinetic data
MetabolismRenal
Identifiers
  • (4R,5S,6S)-6-(1-Hydroxyethyl)-4-methyl-7-oxo-3-(((5S)-5-((sulfamoylamino)methyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)thio)-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid
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KEGG
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC15H24N4O6S2
Molar mass420.50 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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Doripenem (Doribax, Finibax) is an antibiotic drug in the carbapenem class. It is a beta-lactam antibiotic drug able to kill Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Doripenem can be used for bacterial infections such as: complex abdominal infections, pneumonia within the setting of a hospital, and complicated infections of the urinary tract including kidney infections with sepsis.

The greater stability of doripenem in aqueous solution compared to earlier members of the carbapenem class allows it to be administered as an infusion over 4 hours or more, which may be advantageous in the treatment of certain difficult-to-treat infections.[1][2] It may present a lower risk of inducing seizures than other carbapenems.[3]

  1. ^ Mazzei T (August 2010). "The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the carbapanemes: focus on doripenem". Journal of Chemotherapy. 22 (4): 219–25. doi:10.1179/joc.2010.22.4.219. PMID 20685624. S2CID 72019292.
  2. ^ Greer ND (July 2008). "Doripenem (Doribax): the newest addition to the carbapenems". Proceedings. 21 (3): 337–41. doi:10.1080/08998280.2008.11928422. PMC 2446428. PMID 18628935.
  3. ^ Zhanel GG, Ketter N, Rubinstein E, Friedland I, Redman R (2009). "Overview of seizure-inducing potential of doripenem". Drug Safety. 32 (9): 709–16. doi:10.2165/00002018-200932090-00001. PMID 19670912. S2CID 25385572.