C. difficile infection only, no oral absorption, so not useful for other infections.
Do not use oral vancomycin as step-down therapy for IV vancomycin
Possibility of accumulation in severe renal dysfunction and fulminant colitis.
No oral absorption.
May increase vancomycin resistant Enterococcus colonization in the gut.
Antimicrobial class: Glycopeptide
Pregnancy category: B
Average serum half life: 0 hours
Urine penetration: None
Lung penetration: None
CSF penetration: None
Biliary penetration: None
Antimicrobials
