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Use and Dosing

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Enterocolitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus

C. difficile-associated diarrhea

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Enterocolitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus

C. difficile-associated diarrhea


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Indications

Contraindications

Black Box Warnings

Dosing Adjustment

Renal Dose Adjustment (Based on CrCl)

Hepatic Dose Adjustment

Warnings/Precautions

Cautions: Use cautiously in

Pregnancy/Breast Feeding

Pregnancy Category:B

Breastfeeding: Limited information; however, minimal systemic absorption, may have minimal excretion in breast milk. Vancomycin would not be expected to cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants. This information is based upon LactMed database (available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT last accessed 6 September 2010).

Adverse Reactions

Clinical Pharmacology

Brands and Availability

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US Trade Name(s)

US Availability

vancomycin (generic)

Vancocin

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Canadian Trade Name(s)

Canadian Availability

Vancocin

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UK Trade Name(s)

UK Availability

vancomycin (generic)

Vancocin

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Australian Trade Name(s)

Australian Availability

Vancocin


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Classification

Antimicrobials

Antibiotics
Glycopeptides

Infectious Disease

Antibiotics
Glycopeptides

Pricing

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