Meropenem (Mercarb, Meropenem Austell Registration, Meropenem Austell)
Meropenem
Austell Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd
Registration
- Applicant
- Austell Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd
- Registrations
- 4
- Schedule source
- Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026
Variants
| Product | Strength and form | Registration | Status | Schedule | Leaflets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercarb 500 EACH VIAL CONTAINS: MEROPENEM TRIHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO MEROPENEM ANHYDROUS 500,0 mg | 500 | 50017850/20.1.1/0178 | Registered | S4 | None |
| Mercarb 1000 EACH VIAL CONTAINS: MEROPENEM TRIHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO MEROPENEM ANHYDROUS 1000,0 mg | 1000 | 50017950/20.1.1/0179 | Registered | S4 | None |
| Meropenem 500 MG austell 2. Registration EACH VIAL CONTAINS: MEROPENEM TRIHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO: MEROPENEM ANHYDROUS 500,0 mg | 500 mg 2. | 58025858/20.1.1/0258 | Registered | S4 | None |
| Meropenem 1 000 MG austell EACH VIAL CONTAINS: MEROPENEM TRIHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO: MEROPENEM ANHYDROUS 1 000,0 mg | 000 mg 1 | 58025958/20.1.1/0259 | Registered | S4 | None |
Regulatory status
Where S4 sits on the scale
Prescription-only medicine.
Schedule 4 covers most ordinary prescription medicines. You need a prescription from an authorised prescriber, such as a doctor or dentist, and a pharmacist dispenses it. Its price, name, pack size and strength can still be told to the public, as long as nothing links it to what it treats.
Schedule S4, matched to the Consolidated Schedules by ingredient, confidence high.
Who may supply: A pharmacist dispensing against a written or verbal prescription from an authorised prescriber; a veterinarian, who may also prescribe, compound or dispense it directly; a medical practitioner or dentist, who may prescribe it and may compound or dispense it directly only if licensed under section 22C(1)(a); manufacturers and wholesalers may supply people who may lawfully possess it; and, for animal treatment, a person practising a para-veterinary profession, on a veterinarian's written or verbal instruction.
Consolidated Schedules listings for Meropenem trihydrate equivalent to meropenem anhydrous
S4: Meropenem
Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, line 7068
Pharmacological class: Broad and medium spectrum antibiotics. (class 20.1.1)
This is an informational summary of the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965 and its 2017 General Regulations. It is not medical advice and not legal advice. Always check the medicine's label, which carries the schedule number inside a square border, or ask a pharmacist if you are unsure.
(4R,5S,6S)-3-[(3S,5S)-5-(Dimethylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl]sulfanyl-6-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-4-methyl-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid
Drag to rotate. Structure from PubChem CID 441130.
SAHPRA documents
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