Cilastatin
antibiotic
Third-party optionWhat this medicine is for
Cilastatin is a medicine in the "antibiotic" category. Antibiotics treat infections caused by bacteria. They are taken as a course, for a defined period, until the end of the prescription.
Specifically, for Cilastatin: Combined with an antibiotic (imipenem) to prolong its action. It is used rather occasionally or as a short course, to get through an episode.
Under which brands it is found
In France, about 8 reimbursable presentations containing Cilastatin are recorded. It comes under various trade names and in generic form.
- Imipenem Cilastatine Panpharma
- Imipenem Cilastatine Viatris
- Imipenem/Cilastatine Acs Dobfar
- Imipenem/Cilastatine Arrow
- Imipenem/Cilastatine Hikma
- Imipenem/Cilastatine Sun
- Imipenem/Cilastatine Tamrisa
- Recarbrio
Original brand-name products and generics deliver the same active substance; the choice between them is made with your doctor or pharmacist.
Supplements to consider
None of our references matches Cilastatin. Only one single-ingredient supplement is worth mentioning, as guidance.
Probiotics
Probiotics are live micro-organisms, mainly lactobacilli and bifidobacteria. The CFU count and the number of strains are among the selection criteria; gastro-resistant capsules protect the bacteria from stomach acidity.
Preferred form gastro-resistant capsules, several strains, CFU count stated
Further reading
The literature on the nutrient
- Gut microbiome, gut function, and probiotics: Implications for health
- Effects of probiotics on gut microbiota: mechanisms of intestinal immunomodulation and neuromodulation
These studies concern the nutrient itself, its role, its forms, its bioavailability. They do not concern this medicine and assert no link between it and a nutrient requirement.
Talk about it in the community
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