Vancomycin
- TRADE NAMES: Balcoran; Diatracin; Vancocin (Lilly); Vanmicina
- INDICATIONS: Various infections caused by susceptible organisms
- CLASS: Antibiotic, Antibiotic; glycopeptide, Antimicrobial
- HALF-LIFE: 5–11 hours
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Meloxicam, Metformin, Pentamidine, Rocuronium, Succinylcholine, Teicoplanin, Trospium
PREGNANCY CATEGORY: C
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SKIN.
MUCOSAL.
CARDIOVASCULAR.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC.
GASTROINTESTINAL/HEPATIC.
GENITOURINARY.
HEMATOLOGIC.
LOCAL.
OCULAR.
OTIC.
RENAL.
RESPIRATORY.
OTHER.
Page last updated 04/29/2023
Symbol key
Incidence 
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Warnings in other populations 
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric