Vancomycin Vancomycin is an antibiotic. It is used to fight susceptible bacteria in the body that cause serious infections.

Vancomycin is used to treat infections of the intestines that cause colitis (inflammation of the large intestine

DRUG CLASS: A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is used to treat a particular condition. Each drug can be classified into one or more drug classes. Glycopeptide antibiotics inhibit bacterial cell wall formation by inhibiting peptidoglycan synthesis. They are used for treating methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and enterococcal infections, which are resistant to beta-lactams and other antibiotics. They are also used in cases where there is allergy to beta-lactams.

THERAPEUTIC ACTION: http://pharmacologycorner.com/vancomycin-mechanism-action-animation/ INDICATIONS: CONTRAINDICATIONS AND CAUTIONS: Contraindications/Cautions .

hypersens. to drug/class/compon. caution if renal impairment caution if concurrent nephrotoxic agents caution if hearing impairment caution if concurrent ototoxic agents caution in pts >65 yo caution if intestinal inflammation caution if recent abx-assoc. colitis hx

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