Antimicrobials
Vancomycin PO

Vancomycin PO

Low
None
Capsules:$$ Suspension:$

Spectrum of Activity

Dosing

General Information

Only indication is in the therapy of C. difficile infection, particularly recurrent disease

Laboratory

  •  Possibility of accumulation in severe renal dysfunction.
  •  Consider checking a vancomycin level in dialysis patients

No oral absorption.

May increase vancomycin resistant enterococci colonization in the gut.

Antimicrobial class: Glycopeptide

Pregnancy category: B

Average serum half life: 0 hours

Biliary penetration: None

CSF penetration: None

Lung penetration: None

Urine penetration: None