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Primaxin
Identifier
019860
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
Imipenem/cilastatin (marketed as Primaxin in the USA, and as Cilasafe in India) is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. It is a broad-spectrum beta-lactam containing equal quantities of imipenem and cilastatin It is related to the penicillin/cephalosporin family of antibiotics, but is classified as belonging to the carbapenem class.
Side effects
Common side effects for both forms are:
- Upset stomach
- Vomiting
- Stomach pain
Major side effects requiring medical attention
- Diarrhea
- Rash
- Fever
- Facial swelling
- Difficulty breathing
- Unusual bleeding
- Seizures
This medicine is passed through breast milk, so its use during pregnancy or breastfeeding should only be done when clearly needed. Primaxin is cleared from the body by the kidneys, so it is important to tell one's doctor about any other drugs being taken that are also cleared through the kidneys (such as other antibiotics), especially for older patients, as kidney function declines with age
Patients who are allergic to penicillin, cephalosporins, and related drugs may react to imipenem. It is important tell one's doctor or pharmacist one's medical history, especially of brain disorders (e.g., seizures, head injury, tumor), kidney disease, liver disease, and stomach/intestinal diseases (e.g., colitis).
On Jan, 29, 2016: 3,978 people reported to have side effects when taking Primaxin. Among them, 28 people (0.70%) have Hallucination.
Time on Primaxin when people have Hallucination :
| < 1 month | 1 - 6 months | 6 - 12 months | 1 - 2 years | 2 - 5 years | 5 - 10 years | 10+ years | |
| Hallucination | 91.67% | 8.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
On Dec, 31, 2015: 3,978 people reported to have side effects when taking Primaxin. Among them, 147 people (3.70%) have Death.
Time on Primaxin when people have Death :
| < 1 month | 1 - 6 months | 6 - 12 months | 1 - 2 years | 2 - 5 years | 5 - 10 years | 10+ years | |
| Death | 98.63% | 1.37% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Gender of people who have Death when taking Primaxin :
| Female | Male | |
| Death | 49.08% | 50.92% |
Age of people who have Death when taking Primaxin :
| 0-1 | 2-9 | 10-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60+ | |
| Death | 1.27% | 0.63% | 1.27% | 1.90% | 1.90% | 12.03% | 15.19% | 65.82% |
Top conditions involved for these people :
- Sepsis (23 people, 15.65%)
- Pneumonia (22 people, 14.97%)
- Pain (11 people, 7.48%)
- Septic shock (10 people, 6.80%)
- Bacteraemia (5 people, 3.40%)