Drug Name: | Vancomycin |
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Drug Class: | Glycopeptide Antibiotic |
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Mechanism of Action: | - Inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to D-alanyl-D-alanine terminus of cell wall precursors
- Bactericidal
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Use: | - Treatment of serious infections caused by gram-positive bacteria
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections
- Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea
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Side Effects: | - Nephrotoxicity
- Ototoxicity
- Red man syndrome (flushing, rash, pruritus)
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Contraindications: | - Hypersensitivity to vancomycin
- Renal impairment
- Hearing impairment
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Specialty: | - Infectious Disease
- Critical Care
- Pharmacy
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