Spectrum:
Absorption: IV administration results in complete bioavailability.
Distribution: Extensively distributed to tissues.
Protein Binding: 7990% (↑ as plasma concentrations ↑).
Half-Life: 20 hr.
Contraindicated in:
Use Cautiously in:
CV: hypotension
Derm: photosensitivity
GI: CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE-ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA (CDAD), diarrhea, nausea, vomiting
GU: ↓fertility (males)
Local: infusion site reaction
Neuro: intracranial hypertension
Drug-drug:
Hepatic Impairment
Clostridioides difficile
-associated diarrhea (CDAD). May begin up to several wk following cessation of therapy.