Vancomycin : Before Using

Vancomycin - Oral

Brand Names

Vancocin Vancomycin *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For oral vancomycin, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to oral vancomycin. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Studies with oral vancomycin have not been done in either humans or pets.

Breast-feeding problem

Vancomycin passes into breast milk. However, when taken by mouth, only small amounts of vancomycin are absorbed into the mother's body. In addition, vancomycin is not absorbed very much from the digestive tract - stomach and intestines of the nursing infant and, therefore, is not expected to cause problems in the nursing infant.

Use for Children

Although there is no special info comparing use of oral vancomycin in child with use in other age groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in child than it does in adults.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people. Although there is no special info comparing use of oral vancomycin in the elderly with use in other age groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than it does in adults people.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking oral vancomycin, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Cholestyramine - Questran
Colestipol - Colestid Use of these medication with oral vancomycin may decrease the effects of oral vancomycin; oral vancomycin and these medication must be taken few hours apart

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of oral vancomycin. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Kidney disease, severe,
Other inflammatory bowel disorders Patients with these medical problems may have an increased risk of side effects