Vancomycin User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)
Brand names: Vancocin, Firvanq, Vancocin HCl, Vancocin HCl Pulvules Tyzavan
Vancomycin has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 58 reviews on Drugs.com. 48% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 26% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Vancomycin
- Luc...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 18, 2024
For Clostridioides difficile Infection "I was on vancomycin for C. diff for 10 days, 125 mg four times a day, and it worked wonders for me. My diarrhea disappeared overnight. This medicine's a miracle worker."
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 19, 2023
For Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection "I had an allergic reaction about one week into starting treatment with this medication. I suffered from a bilateral lower extremity rash."
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- Peg...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 15, 2021
For Bacterial Infection "My husband was on vancomycin for 2 days. He’s in renal failure, for me, the drug is dangerous."
- Odr...
- January 22, 2011
For Peritonitis "I'm using vancomycin I.V. at this moment. The infection stopped, but I hear a sound in my ears, and the draining is 100 ml per day."
- Mik...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 15, 2023
For Bacterial Infection "It stopped urination, and I had to use a catheter. I had a hip replacement, so the doctor said I had to take it. This is very short-term."
- ann...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 2, 2014
"Vancomycin brought my husband's platelets to a very low number."
- Jul...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 11, 2021
For Bacterial Infection "Can I take Vancocin for a skin infection or bacterial infection?"
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Vancocin, Firvanq, Vancocin HCl, Vancocin HCl Pulvules
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For Sepsis "My mother had full-body red man syndrome with excessive redness, edema, skin sloughing off, and raw skin underneath. Still hospitalized, day 10. I have pictures."