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Last Updated: July 5, 2026 TL;DR: Meropenem for Injection - a sterile powder for reconstitution containing meropenem (as meropenem trihydrate, buffered with sodium carbonate), the broad-spectrum carbapenem beta-lactam antibiotic that binds the penicillin-binding proteins of the bacterial cell wall and inhibits peptidoglycan synthesis, highly stable to most beta-lactamases including extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) and AmpC and active against Gram-positive and Gram-ne

Last Updated: July 5, 2026 TL;DR: Colistimethate Sodium for Injection - a sterile powder for reconstitution containing colistimethate sodium (colistin methanesulfonate, CMS), the inactive prodrug of colistin (polymyxin E) that hydrolyses in the body to active colistin, a polymyxin antibiotic that binds the lipid A of the lipopolysaccharide in the Gram-negative outer membrane and disrupts membrane permeability, supplied commonly as a 1 million IU (about 80 mg) vial reconstitut

Last Updated: July 4, 2026 TL;DR: Lincomycin Injection - a sterile aqueous solution of lincomycin hydrochloride, the lincosamide antibiotic that binds the bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit and blocks protein synthesis, active against Gram-positive cocci such as staphylococci and streptococci and against many anaerobes, supplied commonly as a 300 mg/mL solution (expressed as lincomycin base) in a glass ampoule or vial for deep intramuscular injection or, after dilution, slow int

Last Updated: June 3, 2026 TL;DR: Sodium Stibogluconate Injection — a sterile aqueous solution of the pentavalent antimonial antileishmanial sodium stibogluconate, supplied most commonly as a solution containing 100 mg/mL of pentavalent antimony (Sb-V) in multi-dose vials and ampoules for slow intravenous or intramuscular administration — is a first-line agent against leishmaniasis in much of the endemic world: visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar), cutaneous leishmaniasis and m

Last Updated: June 2, 2026 TL;DR: Micafungin for Injection — a sterile lyophilised powder of the echinocandin antifungal micafungin sodium, supplied most commonly as 50 mg and 100 mg vials for reconstitution and dilution before slow intravenous infusion — is a front-line agent for serious invasive fungal disease: invasive candidiasis and candidaemia, oesophageal candidiasis, and prophylaxis of Candida infection in patients undergoing haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation o

Last Updated: June 1, 2026 TL;DR: Caspofungin for Injection — a sterile lyophilised powder of the echinocandin antifungal caspofungin acetate, supplied most commonly as 50 mg and 70 mg vials for reconstitution and dilution before slow intravenous infusion — is a front-line agent for serious invasive fungal disease: invasive candidiasis and candidaemia, invasive aspergillosis in patients refractory to or intolerant of other therapies, oesophageal candidiasis, and empirical ant