Evaluation of drug interaction between valproate and carbapenem

• In: Posters
• At: Dublin (Ireland) (2013)
• Type: Poster
• By: CHANG, Mei-Hui (Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Clinical pharmacy, Tao-Yuan, China Taiwan)
• Co-author(s): Deng, S.T. (Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, China Taiwan)
  
• Abstract:

  
  Background
  The serum concentrations of valproic acid (VPA) are known to decrease during the concomitant administration of carbapenem antibiotics, meropenem was the most potent in reducing the VPA concentration.
  
  
  Aims
  To evaluate and compare the alterations in VPA serum level between ertapenem and meropenem when concomitant use of VPA and the
  
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