Ertapenem
別名: Invanz
> **Important Note:** This medication is considered investigational in veterinary medicine and is typically reserved for highly resistant infections. * **Administration:** This drug must be administered by a veterinary professional via injection. * **Monitoring:** Watch your pet closely for any signs of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or unusual neurological behavior (like agitation or twitching) and report these to your veterinarian immediately.
劑量必須由獸醫按你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
用途
- Susceptible infections (Investigational)
- Susceptible infections (Investigational)
給藥方式
可能的副作用
- Injection site reactions (most common in humans)
- Gastrointestinal effects (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea)
- Headache
- Tachycardia
- Hypersensitivity reactions (rare)
- CNS effects (hallucinations, agitation, seizures - rare)
注意事項與禁忌
- Hypersensitivity to ertapenem or other carbapenems
- History of anaphylaxis to any beta-lactam antibiotic
- Hypersensitivity to lidocaine or amide-type local anesthetics (if using 1% lidocaine as an IM diluent)
- > **Investigational Use:** Consider its use in dogs and cats as investigational due to limited published data. * **Diluent Warning:** Do **not** use diluents containing dextrose. * **IM Administration:** If given IM, it must be diluted with 1% lidocaine HCl (without epinephrine) to minimize pain, and must be used within one hour. Do not give this lidocaine mixture IV.
藥物相互作用
- Probenecid: Can increase ertapenem AUC by 25% and elimination half-life by about 20%. Not recommended to be used concurrently to extend half-life.
常見問題
Ertapenem用於寵物有甚麼用途？
> **Important Note:** This medication is considered investigational in veterinary medicine and is typically reserved for highly resistant infections. * **Administration:** This drug must be administered by a veterinary professional via injection. * **Monitoring:** Watch your pet closely for any signs of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or unusual neurological behavior (like agitation or twitching) and report these to your veterinarian immediately.
Ertapenem對我的寵物安全嗎？
劑量必須由獸醫按你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
本文僅供一般健康教育，不能取代專業獸醫意見。如寵物身體不適，請諮詢獸醫。