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    vancomycin (Rx)

    Brand and Other Names:Vancocin, Firvanq

    Classes: Glycopeptides

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    Staphylococcal Enterocolitis

    Vancocin and Firvanq

    Indicated for enterocolitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains)

    40 mg/kg PO divided q6-8hr for 7-10 days; not to exceed 2 g

    Clostridium difficile-associated Diarrhea

    Vancocin and Firvanq

    Indicated for the treatment of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile)-associated diarrhea

    40 mg/kg PO divided q6-8hr for 7-10 days; not to exceed 2 g

    Endocarditis

    <1 month: 15 mg/kg followed by 10 mg/kg IV q12hr for neonates in first week of life and q8hr thereafter
    up to 1 month of age; longer dosing intervals recommended in premature infants

    >1 month: 10 mg/kg/day IV divided q6hr; individual dose not to exceed 1 g

    Current AHA guidelines recommend using only for high-risk patients

    Preoperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis

    GI and GU procedures: 20 mg/kg IV by slow infusion over 1 hour, beginning 1 hour before procedure
    (with or without gentamicin 1.5 mg/kg; not to exceed 120 mg IV or IM <30 minutes before procedure)

    Bacterial Meningitis

    15-20 mg/kg IV q6hr


    Other Infections

    40 mg/kg/day IV divided q6hr

    Dosing Considerations

    Neonatal dosing

    <7 days and <1.2 kg: 15 mg/kg IV once daily; monitor serum levels and adjust dose

    <7 days and 1.2-2 kg: 10-15 mg/kg IV q12-18hr; monitor serum levels and adjust dose

    <7 days and >2.1 kg:: 10-15 mg/kg IV q8-12hr; monitor serum levels and adjust dose

    >7 days and <1.2 kg: 15 mg/kg IV q24hr; monitor serum levels and adjust dose

    >7 days and 1.2-2 kg: 10-15 mg/kg IV q8-12hr; monitor serum levels and adjust dose

    >7 days and >2.1 kg: 15-20 mg/kg IV q8hr; monitor serum levels and adjust dose

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    otherwise noted, combined with additional data derived from primary medical literature.

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