Primaxin

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Noun1.Primaxin - trade name for a parenteral antibiotic
antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"
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Imipenem and Cilastatin for Injection is therapeutically equivalent to the reference-listed drug Primaxin IV, which is marketed at the moment by Merck & Co.
Tim's industry experience includes senior positions at Merck, Genentech, Boehringer Mannheim, ILEX Oncology and DirectGene playing key roles in the commercialization of many products including: Merck's HEPTAVAX-B, RECOMBIVAX-B, NOROXIN, MEFOXIN and PRIMAXIN; Genentech's PROTROPIN and ACTIVASE; Boehringer Mannheim's ANEXSIA; and, ILEX's CAMPATH.
Tigecycline monotherapy was compared with the combination imipenem/cilastatin (IMI/CIS) regimen (Primaxin) in 817 adult patients with a wide variety of complicated intraabdominal infections, including appendicitis with perforation and abscess (41%), cholecystitis with evidence of perforation or empyema (22%), postoperative intraabdominal abscess (11%), and intestinal perforation with abscess or fecal contamination (9%).
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