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Teicoplanin IV Dosing Guidance BNHFT May 2010
Teicoplanin IV Dosing Guidance BNHFT May 2010
Teicoplanin IV Dosing Guidance BNHFT May 2010
(Adults)
Teicoplanin IV Dosing Guidance
70Kg weight
600mg for 3 loading doses
12 hours apart then every
24 hours
No need to monitor levels
Other infections <70 Kg weight routinely;
400 mg for 3 loading doses unless acute renal failure
12 hours apart then every aim for:
24 hours 10 to 40 mg/L
Most patients do not require further drug level monitoring unless prolonged
antibiotic therapy is scheduled.
Intravascular Infections
Patients with Intravascular infections/endocarditis and patients with significant
renal failure require careful monitoring; in these cases frequent dose monitoring is
indicated and should be discussed with Microbiology.