Thienamycins

DBCAT001394Pharmacologic class

Beta-lactam antibiotics that differ from PENICILLINS in having the thiazolidine sulfur atom replaced by carbon, the sulfur then becoming the first atom in the side chain. They are unstable chemically, but have a very broad... A DrugBank category of 2 drugs. 2 of them are approved.

Also known as: Antibiotics, Thienamycin · Thienamycin Antibiotics
Drugs: Imipenem
Meropenem

What you can answer from here — as of August 24, 2016

2DrugsEach linked to its full drug card

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8Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type

484Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes

4Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given

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