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A 18-year old male asked:

Why i.v. injection of vancomycin is given slowly?

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A 65-year old female asked:

what is the highest safe dose of vancomycin ? I am getting 3 grams a day.

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A 34-year old asked:

Does skin mrsa look like a bruise after vancomycin?

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A 40-year old female asked:

How do u flush picc line while administering vancomycin?

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A 35-year old asked:

How long do the side effects of vancomycin treatment last for?

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A 23-year old female asked:

Took my vancomycin at 6 then at 10. It was 4 times a day so I took it 2 hours early. Will I be ok? I forgot it was every 6 hours.

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A 24-year old male asked:

Can vancomycin cause a c diff infection?

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A 41-year old asked:

She has vre (vancomycin resistant enterococcus) -- what is this?

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A 39-year old asked:

What is the best/safest way to treat enterococcus: Chloramphenicol or Vancomycin?

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A 23-year old male asked:

Vancomycin. 11days of it. Docs want me to finish it. Have about 11 more days left. Why would they want me to finish it? Said small case of c diff.

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A 49-year old female asked:

My doctor has put me on a second round of vancomycin oral capsules for sinus MRSA. He insists it will work. Should I keep taking them? (On week 3)

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A 49-year old female asked:

I have sinus Mrsa. I was put on oral Vancomycin. I heard that won't absorb. What can I do to get rid of it? I just had surgery. Is that dangerous?

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A 38-year old asked:

What antibiotics will stop a vancomycin intermediate staphylococcus aurius infection?

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A 48-year old asked:

Are there benefits to vancomycin or linezolid after no response from 1 year of pneumonia?

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A 29-year old female asked:

After finishing 7 days of vancomycin the pharmacist says wait 7 days to breasfeed and obgyn says 2, who's right?

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A 40-year old asked:

What microorganisms does vancomycin antibiotic kill?

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A 43-year old asked:

Are antibiotic vancomycin safe if renal failure and elderly?

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A 31-year old female asked:

What are good foods to feed a 7 yr old with c-diff and taking vancomycin?

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A member asked about a 46-year old female:

Is it safe to get a shot of Toradol while being treated C Diff with Vancomycin ?

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A 42-year old female asked:

Can vancomycin iv cause side effects or issues that show up years later? For example digestive or endocrine problems.

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A 23-year old female asked:

Enteroccocus isolated in vaginal swab. Vancomycin resistant but in a location where its not available. What can be used? Is it PID?

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A 24-year old male asked:

My URETHRAL SWAB Test report include : VANCOMYCIN : SENSITIVE. What does it means? I have frequent urination and urine leakage. What are medicines?

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A 23-year old male asked:

Started vancomycin 1 day ago. Before that flagyl. Still have diarrahea. Wats the time frame for meds to work and stop diarrehea. Wat if meds dnt work?

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A 23-year old female asked:

On vancomycin for C. Diff. Took 3 doses, still hurting, no appetite. Normal? Tried to eat smoked ham yesterday I was so hungry. Today I am not.

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A 49-year old female asked:

I had surgery after 8 months of sinus infections. Found out it is MRSA. Is surgery safe with MRSA? I am on oral Vancomycin; 250 MG (2 caps 4x 2 wk

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A 23-year old male asked:

Tounge has white plaque like stuff on it. Can wipe off. Then leaves behind red marks. Do have C. Diff. On vancomycin liquid. Just started eating again?

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A 34-year old asked:

My mother has mrsa and is taking vancomycin iv, has anyone had side effects?

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A 25-year old male asked:

Had Prostratitis last friday and WBC count went so high,so was hospitalized for 5 days.Taking Vancomycin, is there chance of reoccuring of infection?

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A 32-year old asked:

Are surgical incisions to drain a staph infection and intravenous vancomycin considered proper treatment?

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A 28-year old female asked:

Raised bilirubin. Currently taking lovanox, aspirin, vancomycin,steroids. Never been advised to fast before test. What should I do? Why should I fast

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