Meropenem Injection

27 interactions 216 cited references

Also sold as: Merrem®

About Meropenem Injection

Meropenem injection is used to treat skin and abdominal (stomach area) infections caused by bacteria and meningitis (infection of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord) in adults and children 3 months of age and older. Meropenem injection is in a class of medications called antibiotics. It works by kill… Read the full Meropenem Injection drug information page →

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Aug 10, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

Most serious with: Valproic Acid Mestranol Medroxyprogesterone Levonorgestrel Gestodene Etonogestrel

25 Major 2 Moderate

All (27) Major (25) Moderate (2)

Major

Meropenem Injection Bupropion Aplenzin Increased risk of seizures Details Meropenem Injection Cholera Vaccine, Live Reduced immune response to the cholera vaccine Details Meropenem Injection Clomipramine Anafranil Increased risk of seizures Details Meropenem Injection Desogestrel Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Dienogest Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Drospirenone Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Estetrol Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Estradiol Delestrogen Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Ethinyl Estradiol Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Ethynodiol Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Etonogestrel Nexplanon Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Gestodene Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Levonorgestrel After banger Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Medroxyprogesterone Amen® Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Mestranol Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Nitisinone Increased OAT1 or OAT3 substrate exposure and an increased risk of OAT1 or OAT3 substrate-related adverse effects Details Meropenem Injection Nomegestrol Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Norelgestromin Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Norethindrone Aygestin Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Norgestimate Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Norgestrel Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Segesterone Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Tramadol ConZip An increased risk of seizure Details Meropenem Injection Ulipristal Ella Reduced hormonal contraceptive exposure and an increased risk of contraceptive failure Details Meropenem Injection Valproic Acid Depakene® Reduced valproic acid exposure and an increased risk of seizures and status epilepticus Details

Moderate

Meropenem Injection Probenecid Increased meropenem exposure Details Meropenem Injection Typhoid Vaccine, Live Vivotif A decreased immunological response to the typhoid vaccine Details

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