Vancomycin MIP Pharma
Vancomycin is an antibiotic that kills certain bacteria and treats serious infections like skin, bone, lung, and heart infections.
Form
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Strength
500 mg
Active Ingredient
Vancomycin hydrochloride
Manufacturer
MIP Pharma GmbH
How to Use
Dosage
The usual dose is 15-20 mg per kilogram of your body weight.
Method
A healthcare professional will give this medicine directly into your vein (intravenous infusion) in a hospital. It will be given slowly over at least 60 minutes.
Important
The maximum amount you can receive in one day is 2 grams.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Low blood pressure
- •Shortness of breath, noisy breathing
- •Skin rash, mouth soreness, itching, itchy bumps on the skin (hives)
- •Kidney problems, usually found with blood tests
- •Redness of the upper body and face ("red man syndrome"), inflammation of a vein
RARE
- •Temporary or lasting hearing loss
- •Decrease in white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets (blood clotting cells)
- •Increase in certain types of white blood cells
- •Problems with balance, ringing in the ears, feeling dizzy
- •Inflammation of blood vessels
- •Feeling sick (nausea)
- •Kidney inflammation and kidneys not working well
- •Pain in chest and back muscles
- •Fever, feeling cold and shivering
- •Sudden, severe allergic skin reaction with skin peeling, blisters, or shedding, possibly with high fever and joint pain.
- •Heart stops beating
- •Bowel inflammation causing stomach pain and possibly bloody diarrhea
- •Vomiting, diarrhea
- •Feeling confused, sleepy, weak; swelling, holding too much fluid, less urine
- •Rash with swelling or pain behind the ears, in the neck, groin, under the jaw, and armpits (swollen glands), abnormal blood and liver test results.
- •Rash with blisters and fever
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to vancomycin or any other ingredients.
- Serious side effects, including vision loss, have happened when vancomycin was injected into the eyes.
- Tell your doctor if you have had an allergic reaction to teicoplanin, as you might also be allergic to vancomycin.
- Tell your doctor if you have hearing problems, especially if you are older. You might need hearing tests.
- Tell your doctor if you have kidney problems. Your blood and kidneys will be checked during treatment.
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- Tell your doctor if you have ever had a severe rash, peeling skin, blisters, or mouth sores after taking vancomycin.
- If you take vancomycin for a long time, you may need regular blood, liver, and kidney tests.
- If you get severe or long-lasting diarrhea during or after vancomycin use, contact your doctor right away. This could be a sign of bowel inflammation.
- Stop using vancomycin and see a doctor immediately if you get severe skin reactions like red spots, blisters, or skin peeling.
- Vancomycin should be used carefully in premature babies and infants because their kidneys are not fully developed. Blood tests may be needed for them.
- Using vancomycin with anesthesia can increase the risk of skin redness and allergic reactions in children.
- Taking vancomycin with other medicines that can harm kidneys or hearing (like certain antibiotics or pain relievers) can increase these risks. You may need regular blood and kidney tests.
- If you are pregnant, vancomycin can harm the baby's ears and kidneys. Your doctor will decide if it's clearly necessary for you.
- Vancomycin passes into breast milk. Use during breastfeeding only if other antibiotics haven't worked and after talking with your doctor about stopping breastfeeding.