Vancomycin

In the US, Vancomycin (vancomycin systemic) is a member of the drug class glycopeptide antibiotics and is used to treat Bacteremia, Bacterial Endocarditis Prevention, Bacterial Infection, Bone infection, Burns - External, Clostridial Infection, Endocarditis, Enterocolitis, Febrile Neutropenia, Meningitis, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection, Nosocomial Pneumonia, Peritonitis, Pneumonia, Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease, Pseudomembranous Colitis, Sepsis, Shunt Infection, Skin Infection and Surgical Prophylaxis.

US matches:

• Vancomycin
• Vancomycin capsules
• Vancomycin Hydochloride
• Vancomycin Intravenous, Injection
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride

UK matches:

• VANCOMYCIN 1000 MG POWDER FOR CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION (Leaflet)
• VANCOMYCIN 500 MG POWDER FOR CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION (Leaflet)
• VANCOMYCIN 1000 MG POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION (Leaflet)
• VANCOMYCIN 1000 MG POWDER FOR CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION (Leaflet)
• VANCOMYCIN 125MG CAPSULES HARD (Leaflet)
• VANCOMYCIN 1G POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION (Leaflet)
• VANCOMYCIN 250MG CAPSULES HARD (Leaflet)
• VANCOMYCIN 500 MG POWDER FOR CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION (Leaflet)
• VANCOMYCIN 500 MG POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION (Leaflet)
• VANCOMYCIN 500MG POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION (Leaflet)
• VANCOMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 MG POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION (Leaflet)
• VANCOMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 MG POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION (Leaflet)
• VANCOMYCIN POWDER FOR INFUSION 1G (Leaflet)
• VANCOMYCIN POWDER FOR INFUSION 500MG (Leaflet)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A07AA09,J01XA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0001404-90-6

Chemical Formula

C66-H75-Cl2-N9-O24

Molecular Weight

1449

Therapeutic Category

Glycopeptide antibacterial

Chemical Name

Vancomycin

Foreign Names

• Vancomycinum (Latin)
• Vancomycin (German)
• Vancomycine (French)
• Vancomicina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Vancomicina (OS: DCIT)
• Vancomycin (OS: BAN)
• Vancomycine (OS: DCF)
• Vancomycin (PH: USP 34)
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride (OS: BANM)
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2011, JP XV, USP 34)
• Vancomycin hydrochloride (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
• Vancomycine (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
• Vancomycinhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
• Vancomycini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 7, Ph. Int. 2)

Brand Names

• Adimicin
  Pliva Hrvatska, Bosnia & Herzegowina
• Cefirone-V (Vancomycin and Ceftriaxone)
  Abbott, India
• CP-Van
  Fusion, India
• Cytovan
  Alkem, India
• Edicin
  Sandoz, Slovakia
• Efexiva
  Lek, Bosnia & Herzegowina
• Forstaf
  GlaxoSmithKline, India
• Kovan
  Chile, Chile
• Tancofeto
  Strides Arcolab, Georgia
• Vanco
  Medis, Tunisia
• Vancobiotic
  Terbol, Peru
• Vancocina
  Cipa, Peru
• Vancokem
  Exmek, Peru
• Vancoled
  Wyeth, India
• Vancomate
  Baxter, India
• Vancomax
  Medigroup, Peru
• Vancomek
  Exmek, Peru
• Vancomicina Biocrom
  Biocrom, Argentina
• Vancomicina Northia
  Northia, Argentina
• Vancomicina
  GP-Pharm, Peru; Medigroup, Peru
• Vancomycin
  Teva, Romania
• Vancomycine
  Hospira, Luxembourg
• Vancomycin-Teva
  Teva, Lithuania; Teva, Latvia
• Vanconis
  Neiss, India
• Vanconor
  Nordic, Peru
• Vancorin
  Emcure, India
• Vancotex
  Pharmatex, Poland
• Vanlid
  Cipla, India
• Vanlyo
  Tai Yu, Taiwan
• Xplocef (Vancomycin and Ceftriaxone)
  Elder, India
• Acviscin
  Nucleus, Bulgaria
• Aspen Vancomycin
  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa
• Cloridrato de Vancomicina
  Instituto Biochimico, Brazil
• DBL Vancomycin
  Hospira, Australia; Hospira, Malaysia; Hospira, Thailand
• Edicin
  Lek, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Lek, Estonia; Lek, Georgia; Lek, Lithuania; Lek, Romania; Lek, Serbia; Lek, Slovenia; Lek d.d., Russian Federation; Lek Pharmaceuticals, Czech Republic; Lek Pharmaceuticals, Latvia; Sandoz, Croatia (Hrvatska); Sandoz, Poland; Sandoz, Thailand; Sandoz, Turkey
• Hanomycin
  Sam Jin, South Korea; Samjin Pharma, Ethiopia
• Icoplax
  Richmond, Argentina
• Kavocil
  Swiss Parenterals, Philippines
• Korea United Vancomycin
  Korea United Pharm, Vietnam
• Laikexin
  Xinchang Pharmaceutical, China
• Levovanox
  Levofarma, Italy
• Lyo-Vancin
  CCPC, Taiwan
• Lyphocin
  APP, Hong Kong
• Maxivanil
  Max Farma, Italy
• Mylan Vancomycin
  Mylan, South Africa
• Rivervan
  Rivero, Argentina
• Rulvon
  Alapis Pharma, Greece
• Solrein
  Towa Yakuhin, Japan
• Sterile Vancomycin HCl
  Hospira, Indonesia; Transfarma Medica Indah, Indonesia
• U-Vanco
  U-Liang, Taiwan
• Val-Vanco
  Valeo, Canada
• Vamysin
  Teva, Belgium
• Vancep
  Fahrenheit, Indonesia
• Vancin
  Yoo Young, Philippines
• Vancin-S
  Siam Bheasach, Thailand
• Vanco
  Gentle, Taiwan
• VANCO-cell
  Cell pharm, Germany
• Vancocin CP
  Tchaikapharma, Bulgaria
• Vancocin HCl
  P & D, Malta
• Vancocin Hydrochloride
  Baxter Healthcare, United States; ViroPharma, United States
• Vancocin
  Aspen, Australia; Astro, Austria; Eli Lilly, Japan; Eli Lilly, Lithuania; EuroCept, Netherlands; FarmaPlus, Denmark; Flynn, United Kingdom; Flynn, Ireland; GlaxoSmithKline, Belgium; GlaxoSmithKline, Luxembourg; GlaxoSmithKline, Philippines; Iroko Cardio, Canada; Lilly, China; Lilly, Czech Republic; Lilly, South Korea; Lilly, Oman; Lilly, Russian Federation; Phadisco, Malta; Pharmacologic, Hungary; Teva Pharma, Switzerland; ViroPharma Incorporated, Iceland
• Vancocin CP
  Sandoz, Mexico
• Vancocina A.P.
  Lilly, Italy
• Vancocina
  ABL Antibióticos do Brasil, Brazil
• Vancocin-Cp
  Pharmalink, Taiwan
• Vancogen
  Alkem, Georgia; Alkem, Thailand
• Vanco-IPR
  MIP, Germany
• Vancolon
  Gulf, Georgia; Julphar, Oman
• Vancomax
  Klonal, Argentina
• Vancomet
  Korea United Pharma, Philippines
• Vancomicina Ahimsa
  Ahimsa, Argentina
• Vancomicina Biosintetica
  Biosintética, Brazil
• Vancomicina Combino Pharm
  Combino, Spain
• Vancomicina Fabra
  Fabra, Argentina
• Vancomicina Filaxis
  Filaxis, Argentina
• Vancomicina Hikma
  Hikma Italia, Italy
• Vancomicina Hospira
  Hospira, Spain; Hospira Italia, Italy
• Vancomicina Normon
  Normon, Spain; Normon, Guatemala; Normon, Panama; Normon, El Salvador; Normon Laboratorios, Costa Rica; Normon Laboratorios, Dominican Republic; Normon Laboratorios, Honduras; Normon Laboratorios, Nicaragua
• Vancomicina Pharma Genexx
  Pharma Genexx, Chile
• Vancomicina Richet
  Richet, Argentina; Richet, Dominican Republic; Richet, Guatemala; Richet, Honduras; Richet, Panama
• Vancomicina Sala
  Ramon Sala, Spain
• Vancomicina
  Abbott, Venezuela; Ariston, Brazil
• Vancomin
  Opsonin, Bangladesh
• Vancomycin - Hisun Pharm
  Hisun, China
• Vancomycin Actavis
  Actavis, Estonia
• Vancomycin Alphapharm
  Alphapharm, Australia
• Vancomycin Alpharma
  Alpharma, Oman
• Vancomycin Axellia
  Axellia, Austria; Axellia, Iceland
• Vancomycin Bidiphar
  Bidiphar, Vietnam
• Vancomycin Billev
  Billev, Latvia
• Vancomycin CJ
  CJ Corp, Thailand
• Vancomycin CNP
  Chephasaar, Estonia
• Vancomycin DBL
  DBL/Faulding, Bangladesh; Orna, Turkey
• Vancomycin Deltapharma
  Deltapharma, Greece
• Vancomycin Enterocaps
  Riemser, Austria; Riemser, Germany
• Vancomycin FarmaPlus
  FarmaPlus, Sweden
• Vancomycin Faulding
  Pharmaplan, South Africa
• Vancomycin Finixfarm
  Finixfarm, Greece
• Vancomycin HCl CJ
  CJ Cheiljedang, South Korea
• Vancomycin HCl Donga
  Dong-A, South Korea
• Vancomycin HCL Hospira
  Hospira, Thailand
• Vancomycin HEXAL
  Hexal, Germany
• Vancomycin Hikma
  Hikma, Austria
• Vancomycin Hospira
  Hospira, Denmark; Hospira, Finland; Hospira, Iceland; Hospira, Sweden; Hospira, Taiwan
• Vancomycin Human
  Teva, Hungary
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride Abbott
  Hospira, Greece
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride Akorn
  Akorn, United States
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride APP
  APP, United States
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride Bioniche
  Bioniche, United States
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride Hospira
  Hospira, Canada; Hospira, United States
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride Kobayashi Kako
  Kobayashi Kako, Japan
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride Mylan
  Mylan Seiyaku, Japan
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride Pfizer
  Pfizer, United States
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride Sandoz
  Sandoz, Japan; Sandoz, United States
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride Sawai
  Sawai Seiyaku, Japan
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride Shionogi Seiyaku
  Shionogi Seiyaku, Japan
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride Strides Acrolab
  Strides Arcolab, United States
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride Taiyo
  Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride Watson
  Watson, United States
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride
  Mayne, Malta; Pharmaceutical Partners of Canada, Canada
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride-DBL
  Hospira, Hong Kong
• Vancomycin Kabi
  Fresenius Kabi, Estonia
• Vancomycin Labatec
  Labatec, Switzerland
• Vancomycin Lederle
  Riemser, Germany
• Vancomycin Lyomark
  Lyomark, Germany
• Vancomycin Mylan
  Mylan S.A.S., Israel
• Vancomycin Norma
  Norma Hellas, Greece
• Vancomycin Pfizer
  Pfizer, Switzerland; Xellia, Estonia
• Vancomycin PharmaSwiss
  Hikma, Estonia
• Vancomycin Sandoz
  Lek, Estonia; Sandoz, Australia; Sandoz, Switzerland
• Vancomycin Teva
  Teva, Georgia
• Vancomycin Vocate
  Vocate, Greece
• Vancomycin Wyeth Lederle
  Wyeth, Greece
• Vancomycin Xellia
  Actavis, Sweden; Xellia, Finland
• Vancomycin
  Alpharma, Norway; Hospira, United Kingdom; Hospira, Norway; Kobayashi Kako, Japan; Mylan, New Zealand; Wockhardt, Malta
• Vancomycina HCl
  Hospira, Peru
• Vancomycine Axellia
  Axellia, Netherlands
• Vancomycine Mayne
  Mayne, Netherlands
• Vancomycine Mylan
  Mylan, France
• Vancomycine PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands
• Vancomycine Sandoz
  Sandoz, France
• Vancomycine
  EuroCept, Netherlands; Hospira, Netherlands
• Vancomycin-Gentle Pharm
  Gentle, China
• Vancomycin-MIP
  Chephasaar, Serbia; MIP, Austria; MIP, Bulgaria; MIP, Poland
• Vancomycin-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany
• Vancomycin-Teva
  TEVA, Russian Federation
• Vanconal
  Axellia, China
• Vancorin
  CJ Cheil Jedang, China; Hemat, Turkey
• Vancorus
  Sintez, Russian Federation
• Vanco-saar
  MIP, Germany
• Vancosan
  Chephasaar, Estonia
• Vancotenk
  Biotenk, Argentina
• Vancotex
  Pharmatex, Malaysia; Pharmatex, Serbia; Pharmatex Italia, Italy
• Vancover
  Chephasaar, Georgia
• Vankomisin-HCl
  Meditera/Hospiraya, Turkey
• Vanmycin
  Incepta, Bangladesh
• Vanosyn
  Samjin, Philippines
• Varedet
  Fada, Argentina
• Voncon
  Lilly, Greece
• Vondem
  Demo, Greece
• Zengac
  Fisiopharma, Italy

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