Patient was educated on Meropenem and its mechanism of action as follows:

  1. Meropenem is a broad-spectrum injectable antibiotic that is active against number of bacteria causing wide variety of infections.
  2. Meropenem is a Beta-lactam antibiotic that acts by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis. It belongs to a sub-group of carbapenems in Beta-lactam antibiotics
  3. Inhibition of bacterial cell wall synthesis will kill the bacteria and inhibit further growth of bacteria.
  4. Meropenem is an antibacterial agent and does not act against any viral infections.