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SKU: PC-61965
Product Description: Vantox CP 500 mg is manufactured by Samarth Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
Packing: Vial
Condition: New
Sold by: Pulse Pharmacy
Vancomycin is generally used in treatment of the treatment of severe bacterial infections.
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
Vancomycin is an antibiotic. It makes the condition better by preventing the bacteria from forming a bacterial protective covering that's essential for the bacteria to survive, thereby killing them.
Q. Is Vancomycin a form of beta lactam, penicillin, cephalosporin, macrolide, or sulfa drug?
Vancomycin does not contain sulfa and is not a beta lactam, penicillin, cephalosporin, or macrolide drug
Q. Is it bactericidal or bacteristatic?
It is a broad spectrum bactericidal glycopeptide antibiotic
Q. Does Vancomycin come in pill form?
Yes, Vancomycin comes in pill form and used for the treatment of inflammation of the digestive tract (enterocolitis) caused by staphylococci and severe diarrhea (pseudomembranous colitis)
Q. Does Vancomycin cause diarrhea?
No, Vancomycin is not known to cause diarrhea. Please consult your doctor before taking the drug
Q. Can I take Vancomycin with probiotics, ibuprofen, heparin, Zosyn, Tylenol, Tums, or Aleve?
Vancomycin is not reported to interact with ibuprofen, heparin, Zosyn (piperacillin and tazobactam), Tylenol (acetaminophen), Tums (sucrose and calcium carbonate), or Aleve (naproxen). It may reduce efficacy of probiotics. Please follow the advice of the doctor regarding their simultaneous use
Q. Can I take Vancomycin with penicillin allergy?
Yes, Vancomycin may be given to the patients who are allergic to penicillin
Q. What organisms does Vancomycin cover?
Vancomycin is mainly effective against gram-negative bacteria such as pseudomonas as well as some gram-positive bacteria such as streptococcus. It is a drug of choice for infections due to Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (mrsa).
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