CUBICIN®
(pronounced Q-bi-sin)
Powder for solution for injection
daptomycin (pronounced DAP-toe-MY-sin)
Consumer Medicine Information
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. This page contains answers to some common questions about Cubicin. It does not contain all the information that is known about Cubicin. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risk of you using this medicine against the benefits he/she expects it will have for you. If you have any concerns about using this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Bookmark or print this page, you may need to read it again.

What Cubicin is used for
What it is used for
Cubicin is an antibiotic used in adults to treat:
complicated infections of the skin and the tissues under the skin
blood infections or infections of the tissues that line the inside of the heart (including heart valves) that are caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
Cubicin will not work against infections that cause pneumonia (a serious infection or inflammation in the lung tissue).
How Cubicin works
Cubicin is an antibiotic that belongs to a group of medicines called cyclic lipopeptides. These antibiotics work by killing the Gram-positive bacteria that are causing your infection.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Cubicin has been prescribed for you.
Your doctor may have prescribed it for another purpose.
This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.
Cubicin is not addictive.
Before you have Cubicin
When you must not have it
You must not have Cubicin if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to daptomycin, the active ingredient, or to any of the other ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet.
Some of the symptoms of an allergic reaction may include shortness of breath, wheezing or difficulty breathing; swelling of the face, lips, tongue or other parts of the body; rash, itching or hives on the skin.
You must not have this medicine after the expiry date printed on the pack or if the packaging is torn or shows signs of tampering.
In that case, it should be returned to your pharmacist.
Before you are given it
This medicine is not to be given to a child under the age of 18 years.
There is not enough information to recommend the use of this medicine for children under the age of 18 years.
Tell your doctor if you:
are allergic to any other medicines, foods, dyes or preservatives
have or have had any kidney problems. Your doctor may need to change the dose of Cubicin
are suffering from diarrhoea
are pregnant, or intend to become pregnant
Like most medicines, Cubicin is not recommended in pregnancy. Your doctor will discuss with you the risks and benefits of having Cubicin during pregnancy.
are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed.
Your doctor will discuss with you the risks and benefits involved.
Taking other medicines
Tell your doctor if you are taking, or have recently taken, any other medicines, including medicines that you buy without a prescription from a pharmacy, supermarket or health food shop.
Some medicines and Cubicin may interfere with each other.
Tell your doctor if you are taking:
Warfarin (a medicine used to prevent blood clots).
Statins or fibrates (medicines used to lower cholesterol)
Cyclosporin (a medicine used to help prevent organ transplant rejection o