The antibiotic that is part of the glycopeptide group is Vancomycin. Instructions for use contain information that the drug has the ability to inhibit the biosynthesis of bacterial cell membranes. The drug changes their permeability, disrupts the synthesis of RNA.
The antibiotic Vancomycin effectively fights against staphylococci, streptococci, clostridia, corynebacteria and other gram-positive microorganisms. However, gram-negative bacilli, viruses, protozoa, fungi and microbacteria are resistant to the antibiotic. A medicine is produced in the form of an injection. Systemic infections are often treated with intravenous administration, and they are not given intramuscular injections due to soreness.
Indications for use of Vancomycin
Instructions for use show that an antibiotic is prescribed for the treatment of infections and inflammations in case of the impossibility or inefficiency of using cephalosporins, penicillins and other drugs. With the help of a medication, endocarditis, sepsis, infections of the respiratory tract, soft tissues, nervous system, skin, joints and bones, pneumonia, meningitis are treated.
The drug "Vancomycin": instructions for use
The medicine is injected into a vein with a dropper, while the procedure should be more than an hour. An antibiotic must be administered every six hours for half a gram or after 12 hours for one gram.
During the day, the use of more than 3 grams is not allowed. For newborns, the volume of medication is calculated based on the weight of the child. The tool is given every 12 hours. For monthly babies, an antibiotic is used with an interval of 8 hours, children from a month are given every 6 hours.
Side effects of Vancomycin
The instruction for use informs that when using the medicine, one should beware of such negative manifestations as dermatitis, nausea, chills, phlebitis, hemorrhages (after rapid administration) in the mucous membranes of the mouth, conjunctiva, and urethra. Side effects include back and sternum pain, decreased pressure, anaphylactic shock, shortness of breath, skin itching, urticaria, thrombocytopenia, reversible neutropenia, dizziness, hearing loss, tinnitus, renal failure. The frequency of allergic manifestations and other side effects increases with the simultaneous use of a medication with anesthetics.
To prevent such actions, the medicine must be administered before anesthesia.
Contraindications to the use of the drug "Vancomycin"
Instructions for use explain that an antibiotic is forbidden to use for hypersensitivity, in patients with a history of allergy. Pregnant and lactating medicine is administered only in extreme cases.
The cost of the drug "Vancomycin"
Tablets, the price of which often interests patients, is the dosage form in which this medication is not available. The tablet form is not used in therapeutic practice, since the antibiotic after oral use is poorly absorbed. The price of the solution is 200 rubles.