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What is Vancomycin?

Category: Prescription Drugs

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Vancomycin is antibiotic used to treat staphyloccal and streptococcal infections. It is used to treat bacterial endophthalmitis, an infection of the interior of the eye.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 49 6
Pneumonia 39 3
Aspiration pneumonia 11 0
Pseudomembranous colitis 8 3
Bacterial meningitis 4 2

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  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 2
Moderate 7
Mild 3
None 23

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Vancomycin

Side effect Patients Percentage
Diarrhea 2
Red man syndrome 2
Anaphylaxis 1
Breathing difficulty 1
Brittle hair 1
Dizziness 1

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Why patients stopped taking Vancomycin

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Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 36
Doctor's advice 5
Side effects too severe 3
Other 2
Did not seem to work 1
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Duration

Stopped taking Vancomycin

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 27
1 - 6 months 7
6 months - 1 year 3
1 - 2 years 1
2 - 5 years 3
10 years or more 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 28
Usually 5
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 2
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 5
Somewhat hard to take 10
A little hard to take 4
Not at all hard to take 16
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 6
$100-199 4
$50-99 1
$25-49 0
< $25 16
Not specified 8

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Vancomycin after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Metronidazole (Flagyl) 3
Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) 1
Clindamycin (Clindamycin PH 1% Gel) 1

Patients stopped taking Vancomycin and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Fidaxomicin (Dificid) 1
Metronidazole (Flagyl) 1
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2 patient evaluations for Vancomycin

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Jul 1, 2013 (Started Jul 01, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for clostridium difficile)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pseudomembranous colitis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (upset stomach)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 250 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 26, 2013 (Started Dec 24, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for broken hip (left))
  • Side effects
    Mild (brittle hair, yellow teeth)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 x 5%-1 g/200 mL Daily
  • 0 helpful marks
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