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Monobactam + beta-lactamase inhibitor

Aztreonam with avibactam

Brand names: Emblaveo

Adult dose

Dose: 2g/0.667g IV q6h (renal dose adjustment)
Route: IV
Frequency: q6h

Clinical pearls

  • NICE TA evaluation: complicated intra-abdominal/UTI/HAP from MBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae
  • Specialist microbiology — UKHSA AMR strategy
  • Active where avibactam alone-cephalosporin combinations fail (MBL)

Contraindications

  • Severe hypersensitivity to aztreonam

Side effects

  • Hepatic enzyme elevation
  • Diarrhoea
  • Hypersensitivity
  • C. difficile

Interactions

  • Probenecid

Monitoring

  • Renal
  • C. diff
  • LFTs
  • Microbiology

Reference: BNF; NICE TA evaluation; UKHSA AMR; BSAC; SmPC; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/aztreonam-with-avibactam/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.

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Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.