Doripenem a Review of Its Use in the Treatment of Bacterial Infections
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Drugs 2008; 68 (14): 2021-2057 ADIS DRUG EVALUATION 0012-6667/08/0014-2021/$53.45/0 © 2008 Adis Data Information BV. All rights reserved. Doripenem A Review of its Use in the Treatment of Bacterial Infections Susan J. Keam Wolters Kluwer Health | Adis, Auckland, New Zealand, an editorial office of Wolters Kluwer Health, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA Various sections of the manuscript reviewed by: Y. Ike, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan; T. Matsumoto, Department of Urology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan; G. Poulakou, 4th Department of Internal Medicine, Athens Medical School, Attikon University General Hospital, Athens, Greece; J.S. Solomkin, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; F. Van Bambeke, Unite de Pharmacologie Cellulaire et Moleculaire, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium; G.G. Zhanel, Medical Microbiology Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Data Selection Sources: Medical literature published in any language since 1980 on ‘doripenem’, identified using MEDLINE and EMBASE, supplemented by AdisBase (a proprietary database of Wolters Kluwer Health | Adis). Additional references were identified from the reference lists of published articles. Bibliographical information, including contributory unpublished data, was also requested from the company developing the drug. Search strategy: MEDLINE, EMBASE and AdisBase search term was ‘doripenem’. Searches were last updated 4 August 2008. Selection: Studies in patients with bacterial infections who received doripenem. Inclusion of studies was based mainly on the methods section of the trials. When available, large, well controlled trials with appropriate statistical methodology were preferred. Relevant pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic data are also included. Index terms: Doripenem, complicated intra-abdominal infections, complicated skin and skin structure infections, complicated urinary tract infections, nosocomial pneumonia, ventilator-associated pneumonia, gynaecological and obstetric infections, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, tolerability. Contents Summary ..................................................................................2022 1. Introduction ............................................................................2025 2. Pharmacodynamic Profile ...............................................................2025 2.1 Mechanism of Action ...............................................................2025 2.2 In Vitro Antibacterial Activity .........................................................2025 2.2.1 Gram-Negative Bacteria ......................................................2027 2.2.2 Gram-Positive Bacteria ........................................................2029 2.2.3 Anaerobic Bacteria ...........................................................2029 2.2.4 Synergistic Activity ............................................................2031 2.2.5 Bactericidal Activity and Post-Antibiotic Effect ...................................2031 2.3 Resistance Issues ....................................................................2033 2.4 In Vivo Antibacterial Activity .........................................................2035 2.5 Other Effects .......................................................................2035 3. Pharmacokinetic Properties ..............................................................2035 3.1 Distribution .........................................................................2035 3.2 Metabolism and Elimination ..........................................................2036 3.3 Special Patient Populations ..........................................................2036 3.3.1 In Renal Impairment ...........................................................2036 3.4 Potential Drug Interactions ...........................................................2037 2022 Keam 4. Pharmacodynamic/Pharmacokinetic Relationship .........................................2037 5. Therapeutic Efficacy ....................................................................2038 5.1 Serious Lower Respiratory Tract Infections .............................................2039 5.1.1 Nosocomial Pneumonia .......................................................2041 5.2 Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection ..............................................2043 5.3 Complicated Urinary Tract Infection ..................................................2044 5.4 Other Infections ....................................................................2046 5.4.1 Skin and Skin Structure Infections ...............................................2046 5.4.2 Obstetric and Gynaecological Infection ........................................2046 5.4.3 Sepsis and Endocarditis ........................................................2046 5.4.4 Ear, Nose and Throat Infections .................................................2047 5.4.5 Dental and Oral Surgical Infection ..............................................2047 5.4.6 Ophthalmic Infection ..........................................................2047 6. Tolerability ..............................................................................2047 7. Dosage and Administration ..............................................................2048 8. Place of Doripenem in the Management of Bacterial Infections .............................2049 Summary Abstract Doripenem, a parenteral, broad-spectrum antibacterial agent of the carbapenem family, is indicated as empirical therapy in serious bacterial infections in adults. Doripenem is indicated in Japan for use as a single agent in intra-abdominal infections (IAIs), lower respiratory tract infections (including nosocomial pneu- monia), complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs) and a variety of other bacterial infections, such as complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSIs), obstetric and gynaecological infections, serious ear, nose and throat infections, sepsis and endocarditis, dental and oral surgical infection, and ophthalmic infection caused by various susceptible strains of Gram-negative, Gram-positive or anaerobic bacteria. Doripenem is indicated in the US for the treatment of complicated IAIs (cIAIs) or cUTIs, including pyelonephritis, caused by susceptible strains of designated pathogens, and in the EU for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia (including ventilator-associated pneumonia [VAP]), cIAIs or cUTIs. Doripenem has a broad spectrum of in vitro activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)- and AmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae, and anaerobic pathogens. The drug also has a low propensity to select for resistance and is suitable for the prolonged infusions that may be required to achieve pharmacodynamic/pharmacokinetic targets for bactericidal activity (and therefore efficacy) against pathogens with increased MICs (minimum concentrations required to inhibit the pathogens). Doripenem is no less effective than other antibacterial agents, including meropenem, imipenem/ cilastin, piperacillin/tazobactam or levofloxacin in a wide range of serious bacter- ial infections, such as complicated lower respiratory infections, nosocomial pneumonia (including VAP), cIAIs and cUTIs, and is well tolerated. Thus, doripenem is a valuable addition to the options available for the empirical treatment of serious bacterial infections in hospitalized patients. © 2008 Adis Data Information BV. All rights reserved. Drugs 2008; 68 (14) Doripenem: A Review 2023 Pharmacological Doripenem demonstrated good in vitro activity against clinically relevant Enter- Properties obacteriaceae (Citrobacter spp., Enterobacter spp., Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., Morganella morganii, Proteus spp. and Serratia spp.). The minimum concentration inhibiting 90% of strains (MIC90) was generally ≤0.5 mg/L and susceptibility rates were 93–100%. Doripenem was active against ESBL- and AmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae, with little or no change in MIC90 values compared with non-ESBL- and non-AmpC-producing strains. Doripenem was also active against Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis and Pro- videncia spp. (MIC90 ≤1.56 mg/L). Activity against non-fermentative Gram- negative pathogens was more limited. Doripenem MIC90 values were 0.2–12.5 mg/L against susceptible isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and 8–64 mg/L against carbapenem- or ceftazidime-resistant isolates. Doripenem activity against Acinetobacter spp. was more limited in Europe and the Americas (MIC90 1–32 mg/L) than in Japan (MIC90 ≤3.13 mg/L). Doripenem demonstrated good in vitro activity against Gram-positive patho- gens, including Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin/oxacillin-susceptible iso- lates), Streptococcus pneumoniae (including penicillin-, ceftriaxone- or multidrug-resistant strains), S. pyogenes and S. agalactiae (MIC90 ≤1 mg/L; susceptibility rate of 100%), but had limited activity against Enterococcus faecalis (MIC90 4–16 mg/L). Activity against S. epidermidis varied according to geo- graphic region (e.g. for methicillin or oxacillin-susceptible isolates, MIC90 values were 0.03 mg/L in Europe and the Americas and ≤0.031–12.5 mg/L in Japan). Doripenem lacked activity against methicillin or oxacillin-resistant staphylococci and E. faecium. Doripenem demonstrated in vitro activity against a range of anaerobic patho- gens, including B. fragilis, B. thetaiotaomicron and