Drugs / imipenem/cilastatin
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imipenem/cilastatin

Developed for
pyelonephritis
Investigated by
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Trials 1

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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 2 NCT01505634 May 2012 → Jul 2015 pyelonephritis Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed Met primary

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 6

DateIssuerRelease
2020-02-03 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Regulatory FDA Accepts For Review Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for RECARBRIO™ (imipenem, cilastatin, and relebactam) for the Treatment of Adults with Hospital-Acquired and Ventilator-Associated Bacterial Pneumonia (HABP/VABP) merck.com ↗
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for RECARBRIO™ (imipenem, cilastatin, and relebactam) to treat adult patients with hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (HABP/VABP) caused by certain susceptible Gram-negative microorganisms.
2019-12-16 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Regulatory Merck Receives Positive EU CHMP Opinion for RECARBRIO™ (imipenem, cilastatin, and relebactam) for the Treatment of Infections Due to Aerobic Gram-Negative Organisms in Adults with Limited Treatment Options merck.com ↗
The CHMP positive opinion will now be considered by the European Commission.
2019-09-30 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Results Pivotal RESTORE-IMI 2 Phase 3 Study of Merck’s RECARBRIO™ (imipenem, cilastatin, and relebactam) in Hospital-Acquired and Ventilator-Associated Bacterial Pneumonia (HABP/VABP) Met Primary Endpoint merck.com ↗
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the pivotal Phase 3 RECARBRIO™ (imipenem 500 mg, cilastatin 500 mg, and relebactam 250 mg) RESTORE-IMI 2 trial met its primary endpoint.
2019-07-17 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Regulatory FDA Approves Merck’s RECARBRIO™ (imipenem, cilastatin, and relebactam) For the Treatment of Adults with Complicated Urinary Tract and Complicated Intra-Abdominal Bacterial Infections Where Limited or No Alternative Treatment Options Are Available merck.com ↗
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved RECARBRIO™ (imipenem, cilastatin, and relebactam) for injection, 1.25 grams, a new combination antibacterial.
2019-02-05 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Regulatory FDA Accepts for Review New Drug Application (NDA) for Merck’s Investigational Combination of Imipenem/Cilastatin and Relebactam, and Supplemental NDA (sNDA) for ZERBAXA® (Ceftolozane and Tazobactam) merck.com ↗
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review regulatory filings for two antibacterial agents.
2016-06-20 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Results Results of Phase 2 Study of Merck’s Investigational Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor Relebactam in Combination with Imipenem/Cilastatin Presented at ASM Microbe merck.com ↗
today announced that a Phase 2 study of relebactam, the company’s investigational beta-lactamase inhibitor, in combination with imipenem/cilastatin (an approved carbapenem antibiotic), in patients with complicated urinary tract infections, met its primary endpoint.

All press releases naming this drug 7 releases

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Evidence & citations 1 cited value

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Known as imipenem/cilastatin ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT01505634 ↗