ASTAPENAM 200

(Faropenem 200 mg Tablet)

Advanced Oral Carbapenem Therapy

1️⃣ PRODUCT INTRODUCTION

Brand Name: ASTAPENAM 200
Generic Name:Faropenem 200 mg
Category: Oral Carbapenem Antibiotic

CLINICAL BACKGROUND

Rising concerns in clinical practice:

• Increasing antibiotic resistance
• Recurrent UTI
• Respiratory infections not responding to standard therapy
• Post-hospital discharge infections
• Mixed bacterial infections

Faropenem offers:

✔ Broad-spectrum coverage
✔ Beta-lactamase stability
✔ Strong Gram-positive & Gram-negative action

 MODE OF ACTION (MOA)

Faropenem is a beta-lactam antibiotic (Carbapenem class).

Mechanism:

• Inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis
• Binds to Penicillin Binding Proteins (PBPs)
• Causes bacterial cell death (bactericidal action)

Spectrum:

✔ Gram-positive organisms
✔ Gram-negative organisms
✔ Beta-lactamase producing strains

INDICATIONS

• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
• Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
• Skin & Soft Tissue Infection
• Gynecological infections
• ENT infections
• Mixed bacterial infections

DOSAGE

• 200 mg twice daily
• Duration as per infection severity
• As prescribed by physician

FEATURE – ADVANTAGE – BENEFIT (FAB)

🔹 Feature

Oral Carbapenem antibiotic

🔹 Advantage

Broad-spectrum & beta-lactamase stable

🔹 Benefit

Effective cure in resistant infections

USP

✔ Advanced oral carbapenem
✔ Effective in resistant infections
✔ Good tissue penetration
✔ Bactericidal action
✔ Ideal step-down therapy

SAFETY PROFILE

• Mild GI upset
• Diarrhea possible
• Rare hypersensitivity reactions
• Use cautiously in beta-lactam allergy