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What is Daptomycin?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Cubicin

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Daptomycin is an antibiotic used to treat complicated skin and skin structure infections; blood infections caused by staphylococcus aureus; and endocarditis (inflammation of the lining of the heart) caused by methicillin-sensitive or resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Multiple sclerosis 2 3
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 1 0
Optic nerve inflammation (optic neuritis) 1 2
Osteomyelitis 1 0
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 17 patients that have taken Daptomycin

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 3
None 2

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Daptomycin

Side effect Patients Percentage
Headaches 1

Why patients stopped taking Daptomycin

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 4
See all 4 patients who've stopped taking Daptomycin

Duration

Stopped taking Daptomycin

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 3
1 - 6 months 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 5
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 2
A little hard to take 1
Not at all hard to take 2
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 3
Not specified 2
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