Penem

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

A class of antibiotics similar to carbapenems. No penems are available in the U.S.; Replidyne’s faropenem was rejected by the FDA and the company sold itself shortly after. Faropenem was intended to treat respiratory and other community infections. See Carbapenem.

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