VANCOMYCIN

Course overview

VANCOMYCIN IS A MEDICATION USED IN THE TREATMENT OF SERIOUS GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS. IT IS IN THE CELL WALL SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR CLASS OF ANTIMICROBIAL MEDICATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, ACTION, AND CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR VANCOMYCIN AS A VALUABLE ANTIMICROBIAL IN THE TREATMENT OF GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, PHARMACOKINETICS, AND DRUG INTERACTIONS PERTINENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS.