PRIMAXIN

Product NDC
0006-3516
11-digit product format
000063516
Labeler code
0006
Product ID
0006-3516_34854f9b-7be0-4bfb-8cd2-40baf206fb80
Type
HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Nonproprietary name
imipenem and cilastatin sodium
Dosage form
INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Labeler
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Application
NDA050587
Marketing category
NDA
Marketing start
1985-11-26
Substance
CILASTATIN SODIUM; IMIPENEM
Active strength
500; 500 mg/100mL; mg/100mL
Pharmacologic classes
Carbapenems [CS], Dipeptidase Inhibitors [MoA], Penem Antibacterial [EPC], Renal Dehydropeptidase Inhibitor [EPC]
NDC exclude flag
No
Listing certified through
2026-12-31
Current FDA listing
Yes

Source provenance: Browse the complete Orange Book source catalog · source snapshot 42.

Orange Book products#

Current product rows page 1 of 1 · 2 matching rows.

Application-product, Trade name, Ingredient table
Application-productTrade nameIngredientStrengthDosage form / routeTE codesRLD / RSApproval date
N050587-001PRIMAXINCILASTATIN SODIUM; IMIPENEMEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-26
N050587-002PRIMAXINCILASTATIN SODIUM; IMIPENEMEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-26

Therapeutic equivalence codes#

Current TE-code rows page 1 of 1 · 1 matching rows.

Application-product, TE code table
Application-productTE code
N050587-002AP

Observed Orange Book product history#

Observed FDA ZIP history: Each table is queried independently by exact application/product key from successfully parsed Orange Book snapshots. Capture times identify archived source observations; absence or a change between snapshots is not inferred. FDA publication files that were not recoverable as structured ZIP data are not represented as states.

Product history page 1 of 3 · 84 observed states.

Captured, Edition, Application-product table
CapturedEditionApplication-productTrade nameStrengthDosage form / routeProduct TE source textRLD / RSApproval dateSource SHA-256
2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-26caaa826d4ba7…
2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-26caaa826d4ba7…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-26011fe1cb6892…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-26011fe1cb6892…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-2631067a03dcf5…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-2631067a03dcf5…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-266a471c1ec25d…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-266a471c1ec25d…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-26fd3edfee7708…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-26fd3edfee7708…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-26b8a1b40f171c…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-26b8a1b40f171c…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-2603ed91905a0d…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-2603ed91905a0d…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-262680178bc6a6…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-262680178bc6a6…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-265bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-265bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-11N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-26d8e5a09893c0…
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-11N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-26d8e5a09893c0…
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC2024-10N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-26d06236e962d9…
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC2024-10N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-26d06236e962d9…
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-08N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-2679d66fd596c7…
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-08N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-2679d66fd596c7…
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-07N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-26301d65b070ca…
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-07N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-26301d65b070ca…
2024-06-18 03:08 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP2024-06N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-261e350fbaab3a…
2024-06-18 03:08 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP2024-06N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-261e350fbaab3a…
2024-05-31 18:47 UTC2024-05N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-268072bd15b7f6…
2024-05-31 18:47 UTC2024-05N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-268072bd15b7f6…
2022-06-29 02:47 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2022-06N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-265c6f7cd8ea54…
2022-06-29 02:47 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2022-06N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-265c6f7cd8ea54…
2022-04-08 23:34 UTC2022-04N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-265d02ea3f76ae…
2022-04-08 23:34 UTC2022-04N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-265d02ea3f76ae…
2022-04-04 05:41 UTC2022-04N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-264b0b4de00fa7…
2022-04-04 05:41 UTC2022-04N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-264b0b4de00fa7…
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC2019-12N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-2674a2ff9319b5…
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC2019-12N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-2674a2ff9319b5…
2022-03-09 01:35 UTC2022-03N050587-001PRIMAXINEQ 250MG BASE/VIAL;250MG/VIAL **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**POWDER / INTRAVENOUSRLD1985-11-26bb7c543d1eb4…
2022-03-09 01:35 UTC2022-03N050587-002PRIMAXINEQ 500MG BASE/VIAL;500MG/VIALPOWDER / INTRAVENOUSAPRLD, RS1985-11-26bb7c543d1eb4…

Observed Orange Book normalized TE history#

Normalized TE history page 1 of 2 · 42 observed states.

Captured, Edition, Application-product table
CapturedEditionApplication-productTE codeOrderSource SHA-256
2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07N050587-002AP1caaa826d4ba7…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02N050587-002AP1011fe1cb6892…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12N050587-002AP131067a03dcf5…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08N050587-002AP16a471c1ec25d…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03N050587-002AP1fd3edfee7708…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02N050587-002AP1b8a1b40f171c…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01N050587-002AP103ed91905a0d…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12N050587-002AP12680178bc6a6…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09N050587-002AP15bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-11N050587-002AP1d8e5a09893c0…
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC2024-10N050587-002AP1d06236e962d9…
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-08N050587-002AP179d66fd596c7…
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-07N050587-002AP1301d65b070ca…
2024-06-18 03:08 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP2024-06N050587-002AP11e350fbaab3a…
2024-05-31 18:47 UTC2024-05N050587-002AP18072bd15b7f6…
2022-06-29 02:47 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2022-06N050587-002AP15c6f7cd8ea54…
2022-04-08 23:34 UTC2022-04N050587-002AP15d02ea3f76ae…
2022-04-04 05:41 UTC2022-04N050587-002AP14b0b4de00fa7…
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC2019-12N050587-002AP174a2ff9319b5…
2022-03-09 01:35 UTC2022-03N050587-002AP1bb7c543d1eb4…
2021-12-28 21:50 UTC2021-12N050587-002AP1782e0a99824c…
2021-05-05 16:15 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2021-05N050587-002AP187673890dc5c…
2021-03-12 10:30 UTC2021-03N050587-002AP15aa47cf7b7d7…
2020-12-22 03:56 UTC2020-12N050587-002AP18869cabd3fbd…
2020-11-12 02:37 UTC2020-11N050587-002AP1c0c555d07b60…
2019-12-14 00:12 UTC2019-12N050587-002AP13f01610625f2…
2019-09-15 20:21 UTC2019-09N050587-002AP1b00525d2431f…
2019-07-19 19:46 UTC2019-07N050587-002AP1ea99ee380514…
2024-03-16 18:09 UTC · 4 captures of this ZIP2024-03N050587-002AP16a51e52b5d6a…
2024-02-18 07:12 UTC2024-02N050587-002AP11c564ffb4f44…
2023-12-20 04:57 UTC2023-12N050587-002AP1ea1830bbd6c7…
2023-11-28 05:40 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2023-11N050587-002AP1a72a2bbeb626…
2023-10-25 00:34 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2023-10N050587-002AP19b2671bbb829…
2023-07-15 15:27 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2023-07N050587-002AP1a67488948f0b…
2023-06-13 01:57 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2023-06N050587-002AP13f0d92c62455…
2023-05-13 08:27 UTC2023-05N050587-002AP1053a50430f4f…
2023-01-26 05:58 UTC2023-01N050587-002AP13bdfa0b2c4d7…
2022-11-12 20:34 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP2022-11N050587-002AP13a93d1ddd44b…
2022-10-28 04:53 UTC2022-10N050587-002AP1f41ea6bd6efb…
2022-09-29 23:25 UTC2022-09N050587-002AP1e64feba35796…

Additional Listing Data#

Finished product
Yes
Brand name base
PRIMAXIN
Brand name suffix
IV
Listing expiration
2026-12-31

Active Ingredients#

Ingredient, Strength table
IngredientStrength
IMIPENEM500 mg/100mL
CILASTATIN SODIUM500 mg/100mL

Harmonized UNII identifiers#

UNII identifiers page 1 of 1 · 2 matching rows.

Identifier, FDA.report destination table
IdentifierFDA.report destination
71OTZ9ZE0AInternal UNII lookup
5428WXZ74MInternal UNII lookup

Harmonized RxCUI identifiers#

RxCUI identifiers page 1 of 1 · 4 matching rows.

Identifier, FDA.report destination table
IdentifierFDA.report destination
1726204Internal RxNorm lookup
1726207Internal RxNorm lookup
1726214Internal RxNorm lookup
1726216Internal RxNorm lookup

Harmonized SPL set identifiers#

SPL set identifiers page 1 of 1 · 1 matching rows.

Identifier, FDA.report destination table
IdentifierFDA.report destination
f41d8abd-7792-4918-1b93-bd83ea01955eAvailable on FDA.report

DailyMed Product Concepts#

Product concept, Relation, Version table
Product conceptRelationVersionEffective
bd5bade3-1b69-46d8-87bd-7d2fbe32b767Product name120200603
bc64ce14-a963-4b05-9b71-737977847052Product name120191008

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDCProductDescriptionFormQuantityStrengthSPL version
0006-3516-59PRIMAXINIV25 in 1 TRAYINJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION2534
0006-3516-59PRIMAXINIV100 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSEINJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION10034

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
0006-3516-59EA - Each0006-3516bf067233-fe2b-40e1-87b0-3b467007db7512012-07-24

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDCDashboard titleSPL versionValidationDashboard ZIP
0006-3516PRIMAXIN IV (IMIPENEM AND CILASTATIN SODIUM) INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION [MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC]33Current NDC, Legacy NDC, 2 package rows20240713_f41d8abd-7792-4918-1b93-bd83ea01955e.zip

openFDA label cross-check#

OpenFDA label data provides additional search and identifier links. DailyMed’s Structured Product Label is the canonical label on FDA.report. Matching records are deduplicated before they are shown below.

Matched openFDA labels page 1 of 1 · 1 matching rows.

Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
PRIMAXIN IVIMIPENEM AND CILASTATIN SODIUMMerck Sharp & Dohme LLCf41d8abd-7792-4918-1b93-bd83ea01955e2024-07-05Warnings, Adverse reactionsExact identifier
application applno (NDA): 050587
application number: NDA050587
ndc (product): 0006-3516

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUIRxNorm stringTTYDailyMedSPL version
1726204imipenem / cilastatin 250 MG InjectionPSNf41d8abd-7792-4918-1b93-bd83ea01955e34
1726214imipenem / cilastatin 500 MG InjectionPSNf41d8abd-7792-4918-1b93-bd83ea01955e34
1726207Primaxin 250 MG InjectionPSNf41d8abd-7792-4918-1b93-bd83ea01955e34
1726216Primaxin 500 MG InjectionPSNf41d8abd-7792-4918-1b93-bd83ea01955e34
1726207cilastatin 250 MG / imipenem 250 MG Injection [Primaxin]SBDf41d8abd-7792-4918-1b93-bd83ea01955e34
1726216cilastatin 500 MG / imipenem 500 MG Injection [Primaxin]SBDf41d8abd-7792-4918-1b93-bd83ea01955e34
1726204cilastatin 250 MG / imipenem 250 MG InjectionSCDf41d8abd-7792-4918-1b93-bd83ea01955e34
1726214cilastatin 500 MG / imipenem 500 MG InjectionSCDf41d8abd-7792-4918-1b93-bd83ea01955e34
1726204cilastatin (as cilastatin sodium) 250 MG / imipenem 250 MG InjectionSYf41d8abd-7792-4918-1b93-bd83ea01955e34
1726214cilastatin (as cilastatin sodium) 500 MG / imipenem 500 MG InjectionSYf41d8abd-7792-4918-1b93-bd83ea01955e34
1726204imipenem 250 MG / cilastatin 250 MG InjectionSYf41d8abd-7792-4918-1b93-bd83ea01955e34
1726214imipenem 500 MG / cilastatin 500 MG InjectionSYf41d8abd-7792-4918-1b93-bd83ea01955e34
1726207Primaxin 250 MG InjectionSYf41d8abd-7792-4918-1b93-bd83ea01955e34
1726216Primaxin 500 MG InjectionSYf41d8abd-7792-4918-1b93-bd83ea01955e34

Packages#

Package NDC, 11-digit format, Description table
Package NDC11-digit formatDescriptionMarketing startMarketing endSampleExclude flagStatus
0006-3516-590000635165925 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE in 1 TRAY (0006-3516-59) / 100 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE1985-11-260000-00-00NoNoCurrent