Vancomycin Questions

What are the side affects to Vancomycin, and Ertapenum, IV?

Jan. 28th my husband had an emergency surgery where they removed 2 toes and cut the bottom of his foot away due to a gangorine cyst. Jan. 29th, he had 1 more toe removed, and a leg vein opened by ...

Posted 22 hours ago • 1 answer •

Can Vancomycin (taken orally) cause low back pain? Especially in the elderly?

Posted 7 days ago • 1 answer •

Vancomycin - I'm onDay 6 of Vanco 4x's per day. Day 3 I started having normal stools. Today, Day 6,?

... I had one normal stool followed by one with loose bowels, and a third one like diarrhea. Does this happen to anyone else? Could it have been the coffee I had with breakfast followed by taking my ...

Posted 12 days ago • 1 answer •

How long does it take for vancomycin to get out of your blood stream?

Posted 21 Jan 2012 • 0 answers •

Has anyone experienced severe nausea and vomiting while taking vancomycin IV?

I was in the hospital for a week for osteomyelitis, mrsa and provetella in my wound on my left forearm from a very bad dog attack. its been a long road to recovery (dog attack happened in april 2011) ...

Posted 13 Sep 2011 • 3 answers •

Vancomycin - Can you have a drink a night while taken vancomvcin?

just started using injection, usp twice a day for 3 weeks

Posted 30 Jul 2011 • 1 answer •

How long will vancomycin eye drops last?

used for mrsa infection in eye

Posted 30 Mar 2011 • 1 answer •

Cefazolin - does this med come in a pill form?

Posted 30 Mar 2011 • 1 answer •

Vancomycin - what are some of the side effects after using vancocin for a long time?

treated for c-div now recieved stool transplant having wierd symptoms.quickie fevers, loss of appetite,extremely tired,and disorientated

Posted 21 Feb 2011 • 1 answer •

Why is the hospital continuing to give my Mother antibiotics, changing from 1 to the other?

1st Amoxycillin 2nd Erythromycin 3rd Vancomycin 4th Keflex These medications are causing her to itch and they are now giving her an anti histamine (Piriton) to ease the itching. I may add that she ...

Posted 7 Feb 2011 • 1 answer •

Five ER visits; 3 Admissions - seeking advise. My husbands original issue was a kidney stone. He has

... had numerous other issues throughout the last three weeks - too many to mention. They now have him on Vancomycin and Cefepime Hydrochloride. I have reviewed the side effects for both these meds; ...

Posted 1 Feb 2011 • 2 answers •

Vancomycin - I got an MRSA infection in my great toe. I've been on Vanco 1.5grms. IV thru a PICC?

... line at home for 11 weeks now. Last week I thought I was getting a few bug bites but now that they are all over me I realize that they arent bug bites. Can this condition be caused from the Vanco?

Posted 3 Dec 2010 • 1 answer •

I am on IV Vancomycin via PICC, severe headache/stiff neck!?

Vanco is for a Staph/MSSA infection from a spinal cord stimulator. The stim was explanted. I am just finishing first week of home Vanco, and I am experiencing severe headaches and since two days ago ...

Posted 17 Sep 2010 • 1 answer •

Any link between 2 doses vancomycin and severe thrombocytopenia?

Posted 13 Aug 2010 • 1 answer • 1 star

When can vancomycin be used orally?

Posted 3 Aug 2010 • 1 answer •