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What is Linezolid?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Zyvox

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Linezolid is an antibiotic that is used to treat different types of bacterial infections, such as pneumonia, skin infections, and infections that are resistant to other antibiotics, including multidrug-resistant strains.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 4 0
Pneumonia 2 0
Mycobacterium avium complex 1 0
Sinus infection (sinusitis) 1 0
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 19 patients that have taken Linezolid

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 1
Mild 0
None 0

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Linezolid

Side effect Patients Percentage
Itchy rash 1

Why patients stopped taking Linezolid

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 2
Doctor's advice 2
Side effects too severe 1
See all 4 patients who've stopped taking Linezolid

Duration

Stopped taking Linezolid

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 4
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 1
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 1
A little hard to take 0
Not at all hard to take 0
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 1
< $25 0
Not specified 0

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Linezolid after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin) 1
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for Linezolid.