Tell your doctor if you have a history of allergies to any antibiotic medications.
Before taking this medicine
You may not be able to use  meropenem if you have ever had a severe allergic reaction to meropenem or to certain antibiotics, such as:
cefaclor, cefdinir, cefixime, cefpodoxime, cefprozil, cephalexin, Keflex, Omnicef, and others;
avibactam, relebactam, sulbactam, tazobactam, vaborbactam, and others; or
amoxicillin (Amoxil, Augmentin, Moxatag), ampicillin, dicloxacillin, oxacillin, penicillin, and others.
Tell your doctor if you have ever had:
an allergy to any penicillin antibiotic;
a head injury or brain tumor;
epilepsy or other seizure disorder; or
kidney disease (or if you are on dialysis).
Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
