Vancomycin 125mg, 250mg caps
VANCOCIN Rx
Generic Name and Formulations:
Vancomycin (as HCl) 125mg, 250mg; caps.
Company:
Ani Pharmaceuticals
Indications for VANCOCIN:
Enterocolitis due to S. aureus. Antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis due to C. difficile.
Adult:
500mg–2g per day in 3–4 divided doses for 7–10 days. C. difficile-associated diarrhea: 125mg 4 times a day for 10 days.
Children:
40mg/kg per day in 3–4 divided doses for 7–10 days; max 2g/day.
Warnings/Precautions:
Renal insufficiency and/or colitis. Inflammatory bowel disorders. Underlying hearing loss. Monitor hearing, blood, renal function. Consider monitoring vancomycin serum concentrations. Elderly. Pregnancy (Cat.B). Nursing mothers: not recommended.
Pharmacological Class:
Antibiotic.
Interactions:
Monitor with aminoglycosides, other neurotoxic, nephrotoxic, or ototoxic drugs.
Adverse Reactions:
Nausea, abdominal pain, hypokalemia, drug fever, urticaria, rash (may be serious, eg, Stevens-Johnson syndrome), ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity, eosinophilia, anaphylaxis, superinfection, blood dyscrasias; rare: interstitial nephritis, vertigo.
Generic Availability:
YES
How Supplied:
Caps—20 |
