Monitoring vancomycin therapy

• Published in: Drug intelligence & clinical pharmacy Vol. 20; no. 10; p. 757
• Main Authors: Rybak, M J, Boike, S C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.1986
• Subjects: Adult; Drug Administration Schedule; Half-Life; Humans; Kinetics; Vancomycin - adverse effects; Vancomycin - metabolism; Vancomycin - therapeutic use

Vancomycin is an effective and widely used antistaphylococcal antibiotic. Despite several decades of use, however, our knowledge of the toxicologic and pharmacokinetic properties of vancomycin remains incomplete. This review summarizes current information regarding the adverse reactions and pharmaco...