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UCSF adult ertapenem renal and dialysis guidance
Product / population
UCSF adult institutional ertapenem: non-dialysis, intermittent HD and continuous HD. Not universal CRRT guidance.
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Retrieved
2026-09-07
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Documented differences and cautions on this drug
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Daily label regimen versus case-by-case post-HD institutional dosing
The label mirror uses a daily renal regimen with a timing-dependent post-HD supplement. UCSF also offers a selected post-HD-only strategy, with toxicity, age and low-weight qualifications. The source renal units and exactly-30 boundary do not align automatically.
What to reconcile: Use one complete protocol with the dialysis prescription and ID/pharmacy review. Do not add the label supplement to an institutional post-HD dose or silently equate indexed and unindexed clearance.
Exactly six hours before HD: overlapping source wording
The label mirror says a supplement is needed within six hours but not needed when the dose is at least six hours before dialysis. The boundary is overlapping as printed.
What to reconcile: Clarify the timing endpoint with the controlling product label and dialysis pharmacist. Do not round an administration time to decide which instruction applies.
University of California San Francisco · UCSF adult institutional ertapenem: non-dialysis, intermittent HD and continuous HD. Not universal CRRT guidance.
Renal method: CrCl mL/min; modality-specific institutional schedules. Source date: Source revision date not established in selected retrieval. Retrieved: 2026-09-07
Dose or interval guidance. Use only the product, indication, renal metric and population described in this source.
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Renal dosing, restrictions and evidence limits
UCSF lists 1 g IV every 24 hours above CrCl 30 and 500 mg every 24 hours below 30; exactly 30 is not assigned by its printed inequalities. Intermittent HD: 500 mg once now, then each evening; alternatively 500 mg to 1 g once now, then after HD. The post-HD-only strategy is case-by-case because of toxicity risk; consider 500 mg in advanced age or body weight under 40 kg and consult ID pharmacy. Continuous HD: 1 g every 24 hours. Do not generalize that row to all CRRT prescriptions.
This reference does not select a regimen. Complete the indication, measured/estimated renal function and trend, dialysis setting, source rationale, monitoring and reassessment plan in your institution's approved documentation system. Confirm the complete current source before adopting its regimen.
GlobalRPh v6.6 | RDM66-DIRECT-PHP-20260911 | Local library date 2026-09-11. Selected-card identity does not imply clinical verification.