C. difficile infection only, no oral absorption so not useful for other infections.
Do not use oral vancomycin as stepdown therapy for IV vancomycin
Possibility of accumulation in severe renal dysfunction and fulminant colitis.
Antimicrobial class: Glycopeptide
Pregnancy category: B
Average serum half life: 0 hours
Urine penetration: None
Lung penetration: None
CSF penetration: None
Biliary penetration: None
No oral absorption.
May increase vancomycin resistant Enterococci colonization in the gut.