Ingredient-level reference
Faropenem sodium hydrate
Reference for: Faropenem. Source presentation: FILM-COATED TABLET. Source route: oral.
The cited studies use standard-release film-coated tablet. The catalogue entry has a different or unspecified release description; these study values do not establish its absorption profile.
Mechanism of action
Faropenem binds penicillin-binding proteins and inhibits bacterial cell-wall synthesis. The reference describes bactericidal activity against susceptible organisms; it does not establish susceptibility of every pathogen.
Pharmacokinetics
In six healthy adults receiving 150 mg under fasting conditions, mean peak time was approximately 1 hour and mean elimination half-life 0.76 hours. The label describes renal elimination of unchanged drug and products formed through renal dehydropeptidase-I metabolism. Renal impairment prolongs elimination. Food delayed the peak in a separate 300 mg study. These are oral sodium-hydrate tablet findings; they do not verify injectable catalogue presentations or a different prodrug.
Ingredient-level summary of the cited reference product. Study formulation, route, strength and population govern interpretation; these data do not establish pharmacokinetics or bioequivalence for Walter's formulation or fixed combination.
Source: Japan PMDA: Farom 150/200 mg tablets, July 2023, sections 16 and 18
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