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9. All clinically available carbapenems have low oral bioavailability, thus do not cross gastrointestinal membranes read
9. All clinically available carbapenems have low oral bioavailability, thus do not cross gastrointestinal membranes readily and must be administered intravenously. Tebipenem-pivoxil, as shown below, is the world's first oral carbapenem in development. Discribe how it differs from the carbapenems discussed in class. Explain how tebipenem-pivoxil works orally. OH HH (3 marks)