Ertapenem (ertapenem)

Filled with a prescription and delivered free to your door, with help on prior authorization.

Ertapenem is an antibiotic (a medicine used to treat infections caused by bacteria) in a group called carbapenems. It stops bacteria from building their cell walls, which they need to survive.

MedRx Infusion can fill Ertapenem with a prescription and deliver it free to your door. This page also covers Invanz (ertapenem).

What Ertapenem is prescribed for

Complicated intra-abdominal infections: adults and children 3 months and older with moderate to severe complicated intra-abdominal infections (serious infections inside the belly).
Complicated skin and skin structure infections: adults and children 3 months and older with moderate to severe complicated skin and skin structure infections (serious infections of the skin and the tissue under it), including diabetic foot infections without osteomyelitis (bone infection).
Community-acquired pneumonia: adults and children 3 months and older with moderate to severe community-acquired pneumonia (a lung infection caught outside a hospital).
Complicated urinary tract infections: adults and children 3 months and older with moderate to severe complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis (a kidney infection).
Acute pelvic infections: adults and children 3 months and older with moderate to severe acute pelvic infections, including infection of the womb lining after childbirth (postpartum endomyometritis), infection after a septic abortion, and infections after gynecologic surgery.
Prevention of infection after colorectal surgery: adults having planned colon or rectal surgery, to help prevent infection at the surgery site.

A prescription is required. Your prescriber decides whether Ertapenem is right for you.

How Ertapenem is given

IV infusion, given by a healthcare professional. When your prescriber agrees it can be given at home, we send a skilled nurse from an accredited nursing agency to give it.

Injection into a muscle, given by a healthcare professional. When your prescriber agrees it can be given at home, we send a skilled nurse from an accredited nursing agency to give it.

Before you start

Before the first dose, your prescriber may ask for:

questions about any past allergic reactions to penicillins, cephalosporins or other beta-lactam antibiotics (a large family of antibiotics)
a blood test to check how well your kidneys work

Read the Medication Guide and the full Ertapenem prescribing information, and ask your prescriber or our pharmacists about side effects. Our pharmacists are on call 24 hours a day.

Insurance and prior authorization

Health plans often require prior authorization for Ertapenem. Our intake team checks your coverage and works with your prescriber’s office on the paperwork before your first delivery.

How to refer a patient

Offices can call (844) 671-2600 or fax a referral to (844) 671-2601. Referral forms for each specialty are on our referral forms page.

Questions

01Does MedRx Infusion fill Ertapenem?

Yes. MedRx Infusion can fill Ertapenem with a prescription and deliver it free to your door. Our intake team confirms access and coverage for each patient.

02What is Ertapenem used for?

Ertapenem is approved for complicated intra-abdominal infections, complicated skin and skin structure infections, community-acquired pneumonia, complicated urinary tract infections, acute pelvic infections and prevention of infection after colorectal surgery. Your prescriber decides whether it is right for you.

03Can Ertapenem be given at home?

It can be, when your prescriber agrees. We send a skilled nurse from an accredited nursing agency to give Ertapenem at home.

04Does insurance cover Ertapenem?

Coverage depends on your health plan, and many plans require prior authorization. Our intake team checks your coverage before your first delivery.

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