Vancomycin (International)
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, Clostridioides difficile 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 and Structure Infection, Skin or Soft Tissue Infection and Surgical Prophylaxis.
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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 41)
- Vancomycin Hydrochloride (OS: BANM, JAN)
- Vancomycin Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2018, JP XVII, USP 41)
- Vancomycin hydrochloride (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Vancomycine (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Vancomycinhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Vancomycini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 2)
Brand Names
- Adimicin
Altis International, Serbia; Teva Serbia, Serbia - Cefirone-V [+ Ceftriaxone]
AHPL, India - Citerin
Grupo Carbel, Mexico - CP-Van
Fusion, India - Edicin
Sandoz, Slovakia - Estavam
Precimex, Mexico - Forstaf
GlaxoSmithKline, India - Hisun
Biocare, Pakistan - Icoplax
Richmond, Argentina - Kovan
Laboratorio Chile, Chile - Mersa
Cathay Drug, Philippines - Rivervan 2000
Rivero, Argentina - Vanbiotic
Vitalis, Costa Rica; Vitalis, Guatemala; Vitalis, Honduras; Vitalis, Nicaragua; Vitalis, Panama - Vanco
Medis, Tunisia - Vancobact
Egyph, Egypt - Vancocin
Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta; Lilly, Egypt; Lilly, Lebanon; Lilly, Kuwait - Vancodex
Dexa Medica, Indonesia - Vancofer
Pharma Roy, Peru - Vancoled
Wyeth, India - Vancolon
Eimc, Egypt; Julphar, Kuwait; Julphar, Lebanon; Julphar, Tunisia - Vancomate
Baxter, India - Vancomax
Klonal, Argentina - Vancomed
Unimed, Tunisia - Vancomicina
Hospira, Uruguay; Vitalis, Peru - Vancomicina 1g Fada Pharma
Fada Pharma, Paraguay - Vancomicina 500mg Hospicenter
Hospicenter, Paraguay - Vancomicina 500mg Richet
Richet, Paraguay - Vancomicina Drawer
Drawer, Argentina - Vancomicina Fabra
Fabra, Argentina - Vancomicina ion
Ion, Uruguay - Vancomicina Kener
Kener, Mexico - Vancomicina Kern
Kern Pharma, Spain - Vancomicina Libra
LIBRA, Uruguay - Vancomicina Mylan
Mylan Healthcare Norge, Romania - Vancomicina Precimex
Precimex, Mexico - Vancomicina Richet
Richet, Argentina - Vancomix
Sigma, Egypt - Vancomycin
Cherubino, Malta - Vancomycin Actavis
Actavis, Lithuania - Vancomycin CNP
CNP Pharma, Poland; CNP Pharna, Lithuania - Vancomycin Enterocaps
Riemser Arzneimittel AG, Serbia - Vancomycin FarmaPlus
FarmaPlus, Poland - Vancomycin Hikma
Hikma, Tunisia - Vancomycin Hospira
Hospira, Lithuania - Vancomycin Hydrochloride 1g Abbott
Abbott, Kuwait - Vancomycin Kabi
Fresenius Kabi, Lithuania; Fresenius Kabi, Poland - Vancomycin Kabi 500mg
Fresenius Kabi, Hungary - Vancomycin Mylan
Mylan, Egypt; Mylan, Poland; Mylan dura, Lithuania - Vancomycin Pfizer
Pfizer, Lithuania; Pfizer, Latvia - Vancomycin Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical Trading, Cyprus - Vancomycin PharmaSwiss
PharmaSwiss, Lithuania - Vancomycin Riemser
Riemser Arzneimittel AG, Serbia - Vancomycin Sandoz
Sandoz, Poland - Vancomycin Wockhardt
Wockhardt, Cyprus - Vancomycin/Norma
Norma, Malta - Vancomycine
Intermedic, Lebanon - Vancomycine Kabi
Fresenius Kabi, Tunisia - Vancomycine Mylan
Mylan, Cyprus; Mylan, Tunisia - Vancomycine Xellia
Xellia Pharmaceuticals, Serbia - Vancomycin-Human 50 mg/ml Teva
Teva, Hungary - Vancomycin-Teva
Teva, Lithuania - Vancomycinum NRIM
NRIM, Poland - Vanconis
Neiss, India - Vanconor
Nordic, Peru - Vancorin
Emcure, India - Vancosan
MIP, Lithuania; MIP, Latvia - Vancotech-500 CP
OQ Pharma, Peru - Vancowar-CP
Biocon, India - Vancox
Teva, Mexico - Vankomicin Hospira
Hospira, Croatia (Hrvatska) - Vanlid
Cipla, Venezuela - Vanlyo
Tai Yu, Taiwan - Varedet
Fada Pharma, Argentina; Fada Pharma, Paraguay - Voxin
Vianex, Serbia - Acviscin 1000mg
Xellia, Bulgaria - Acviscin 500mg
Xellia, Bulgaria - Adimicin
Xellia Pharmaceuticals, Macedonia - Anko-L 1 g
Mustafa Nevzat, Turkey - Anko-L 500 mg
Mustafa Nevzat, Turkey - Aspen Vancomycin
Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa - Bactocin
MIP Pharma, Denmark - Biomicine
Farmical, Paraguay - Clorhidrato de Vancomicina Teuto
Teuto Brasil, Paraguay - Cloridrato de Vancomicina ABL
ABL, Brazil - Cloridrato de Vancomicina Blau
Blau, Brazil - Cloridrato de Vancomicina Eurofarma
Eurofarma, Brazil - Copovan
Hospira Italia, Italy - DBL Vancomycin Hydrochloride
Pfizer, Australia - Decamil
Indufar, Paraguay - Dhacocin
LF Asia, Malaysia - Dong-A Vancomycin HCl
Dong-A, South Korea - Edicin
Lek, Bulgaria; Lek, Estonia; Lek, Georgia; Lek, Lithuania; Lek, Serbia; LEK farmacevtska, Macedonia; Lek Pharmaceuticals, Czech Republic; Sandoz, Croatia (Hrvatska); Sandoz, Poland; Sandoz, Thailand; Sandoz, Turkey - Farmaciclin
Farma 1, Italy - Hanomycin
Samjin, South Korea - Icoplax
Richmond, Paraguay - Jamp Vancomycin
Jamp Pharma, Canada - Korea United Vancomycin
Korea United Pharm., Vietnam - Laikexin
Xinchang Medicine & Chemical Co Ltd, China - Levovanox
Genetic, Italy - Lyo-Vancin
CCPC, Taiwan - Lyphocin
APP, Hong Kong - Maparax
Continental, Pakistan - Maxivanil
Max Farma, Italy - Mylan Vancomycin
Mylan, South Africa - Rivervan
Rivero, Argentina - Sterile Vancomycin HCl
Transfarma Medica Indah/Hospira, Indonesia - U-Vanco
U-Liang, Taiwan - Vacolon
Julphar, Kuwait - Vacsol
Aspen Labs, Mexico - Vagran
Dollder, Venezuela - Vamysin
Teva Pharma Belgium, Belgium - Vamysin 1000mg
Teva, Luxembourg - Vamysin 500mg
Teva, Luxembourg - Vanaurus
Pisa, Mexico - Vancard
Techno Drugs, Bangladesh - Vancep
Fahrenheit, Indonesia - Vancin-S
Siam Bheasach, Thailand - Vanco
Gentle, Taiwan - Vancoben
Farma Mediterrania, Georgia - Vancocaps
EuroCept, Netherlands - VANCO-cell
STADA, Germany - Vancocin
ANI, United States; Aspen Pharmacare, Australia; Eli Lilly Trading, China; Flynn Pharma, United Kingdom; Flynn Pharma, Ireland; Merus Labs, Canada; PharmaCoDane, Sweden; Sandoz, South Africa; Elifarma, Paraguay; Mylan, Denmark; OQ Pharma, Peru - Vancocin 1
Elifarma, Paraguay - Vancocin 125mg
Teva Pharma, Switzerland - Vancocin 1g
Astro Pharma, Austria; Teva Pharma, Switzerland - Vancocin 250mg
Astro Pharma, Austria; Teva Pharma, Switzerland - Vancocin 500mg
Astro Pharma, Austria; Teva Pharma, Switzerland - Vancocin CP
Eli Lilly, Lithuania; EuroCept, Netherlands; Tchaikapharma, Bulgaria; Aspen Pharmacare, Australia; GlaxoSmithKline, Philippines; Sandoz, Mexico - Vancocina
ABL, Brazil - Vancocina A.P.
Lilly, Italy - Vancocin-Cp
Pharmalink, Taiwan - Vancogen
Alkem, Tanzania - Vancoled
Lederle, Kuwait; Wyeth, Bulgaria - Vancolon
Julphar, Oman - Vancomax
Eticos, Paraguay; Vem Ilaç, Turkey - Vancomet
Korea United Pharma, Philippines - Vancomicin Cheminter
Cheminter, Paraguay - Vancomicin Mylan
Mylan, Macedonia - Vancomicina
Eurofarma, Brazil - Vancomicina 1g Dutriec
Dutriec, Paraguay - Vancomicina 500mg Dutriec
Dutriec, Paraguay - Vancomicina Accord
Accord, Spain - Vancomicina Biosano
Laboratorios Biosano, Chile - Vancomicina Farmaplus
Farmaplus, Spain - Vancomicina Filaxis
Filaxis, Argentina - Vancomicina Hikma
Hikma Italia, Italy - Vancomicina Hospira
Hospira, Spain; Hospira Italia, Italy - Vancomicina IBP
Hikma Italia, Italy - Vancomicina Kabi
Fresenius Kabi, Romania - Vancomicina Libra
Libra, Paraguay - Vancomicina Lilly
Lilly, Venezuela - Vancomicina Normon
Normon, Spain - Vancomicina Northia
Northia, Argentina - Vancomicina Pfizer
Pfizer, Spain - Vancomicina Pharma Regulatory Solutions
Pharma Regulatory Solutions, Italy - Vancomicina Pharmaswiss
Pharmaswiss, Romania - Vancomicina Sala
Ramon Sala, Spain - Vancomin
Opsonin, Bangladesh; Opsonin, Georgia - Vancomycin
Abipharm, Georgia; Actavis Group, Malta; Actavis UK, United Kingdom; Consilient Health, United Kingdom; Flynn Pharma, Ireland; Fresenius, Greece; Generics Pharma, Greece; Noridem, Greece; Norma Hellas, Greece; Phoenix E.P, Greece; Riemser, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Sandoz, United Kingdom; Teva Pharmaceutical Works, Georgia; Towa Yakuhin, Japan; Vocate, Greece; Wockhardt, Malta; Wockhardt UK, United Kingdom - Vancomycin - Hisun Pharm
Hisun Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, China - Vancomycin 1%
Toa Yakuhin, Japan - Vancomycin 250mg
Riemser Pharma, Austria - Vancomycin Actavis
Actavis, Sweden; Actavis Baltics Eesti, Estonia; Actavis Group, Iceland - Vancomycin Alphapharm
Alphapharm, Australia - Vancomycin Bendalis
Lyomark, Bulgaria - Vancomycin CJ
CJ Corp, Thailand - Vancomycin CNP
CNP Pharma, Sweden; CNP Pharma GmbH, Estonia; CNP Pharma GmbH, Netherlands - Vancomycin CP
Hikma, Germany - Vancomycin DBL
DBL/Faulding, Bangladesh - Vancomycin Dr. Eberth 125mg
Eberth, Germany - Vancomycin Dr. Eberth 250mg
Eberth, Germany - Vancomycin Eberth 1g
Eberth, Germany - Vancomycin Eberth 500mg
Eberth, Germany - Vancomycin Enterocaps
Riemser Pharma, Germany - Vancomycin Faulding
Pharmaplan, South Africa - Vancomycin Fresenius Kabi
Fresenius Kabi, Denmark; Fresenius Kabi, Norway - Vancomycin HEXAL
Hexal, Germany - Vancomycin Hikma
Hikma Farmaceutica, Netherlands - Vancomycin Hikma 1000 mg
Hikma, Austria - Vancomycin Hikma 500 mg
Hikma, Austria - Vancomycin Hospira
Hospira, Bulgaria; Hospira, Estonia; Pfizer, Sweden; Hospira, Taiwan - Vancomycin Hydrochloride
Akorn Animal Health, United States; Aurobindo Pharma USA, United States; Baxter Healthcare, United States; Emcure, United States; Fresenius Kabi, United States; Gland Pharma, United States; Hikari Seiyaku, Japan; Hospira, Malta; Hospira, United States; Hospira UK, United Kingdom; Hospira UK Ltd, Greece; Kobayashi Kako, Japan; Lupin, United States; Mustafa Nevzat, United States; Mylan, United States; Mylan Seiyaku, Japan; Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical, Japan; Sagent, United States; Samson, United States; Sandoz, Japan; Sandoz, United States; Sawai Seiyaku, Japan; Shionogi Seiyaku, Japan; Strides Pharma, United States; Takeda Teva Pharma, Japan; Try-X, Japan; Watson Pharmaceutical, United States; Xellia Pharmaceuticals, United States - Vancomycin Hydrochloride 500mg Abbott
Abbott, Kuwait - Vancomycin Hydrochloride 500mg Faulding
Faulding, Kuwait - Vancomycin Hydrochloride Fresenius Kabi
Fresenius Kabi Canada, Canada - Vancomycin Hydrochloride Generic Medical
Generic Medical Partners, Canada - Vancomycin Hydrochloride Hospira
Hospira, Hong Kong - Vancomycin Hydrochloride Mylan
Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Canada - Vancomycin Hydrochloride Pfizer
Pfizer, Canada - Vancomycin Hydrochloride Sandoz
Sandoz, Canada - Vancomycin Hydrochloride SteriMax
SteriMax, Canada - Vancomycin Kabi
Axellia, Bulgaria; Fresenius Kabi, Czech Republic; Fresenius Kabi, Estonia; Fresenius Kabi, Croatia (Hrvatska); Fresenius Kabi, Latvia; Fresenius Kabi Deutschland, Germany - Vancomycin Kabi 1000mg
Fresenius Kabi, Hungary; Fresenius Kabi, Luxembourg - Vancomycin Kabi 500mg
Fresenius Kabi, Luxembourg - Vancomycin Labatec 1g
Labatec Pharma, Switzerland - Vancomycin Labatec 500mg
Labatec Pharma, Switzerland - Vancomycin Lederle 1000mg
Riemser Pharma, Germany - Vancomycin Lederle 500mg
Riemser Pharma, Germany - Vancomycin Lyomark
Lyomark Pharma, Germany; Lyomark Pharma, Macedonia - Vancomycin MIP
MIP Pharma, Sweden - Vancomycin MIP Pharma
MIP Pharma, Norway - Vancomycin Mylan
Mylan, Czech Republic; Mylan, New Zealand; Mylan, Slovakia; Mylan Hospital AS, Sweden; Mylan S.A.S., Israel - Vancomycin Noridem
DEMO Pharmaceuticals, Germany - Vancomycin Orion
Orion Pharma, Denmark; Orion Pharma, Finland; Orion Pharma, Sweden - Vancomycin Pfizer 1000 mg
Pfizer, Austria - Vancomycin Pfizer 500 mg
Pfizer, Austria - Vancomycin Riemser
Riemser Pharma, Germany - Vancomycin Sandoz
Sandoz, Denmark; Sandoz, Estonia; Sandoz, Sweden - Vancomycin Sandoz 1g
Sandoz, Switzerland - Vancomycin Sandoz 500mg
Sandoz, Switzerland - Vancomycin Teva
Teva, Macedonia - Vancomycin Xellia
Actavis, Sweden; Xellia, Iceland; Xellia, Norway; Xellia Pharmaceuticals, Denmark; Xellia Pharmaceuticals, Macedonia - Vancomycin Xellia 1000 mg
Xellia Pharmaceuticals, Austria - Vancomycin Xellia 500 mg
Xellia Pharmaceuticals, Austria - Vancomycin-CNP
Chephasaar, Bulgaria; CNP Pharma, Romania - Vancomycine Aurobindo
Aurobindo, Netherlands - Vancomycine Fresenius Kabi
Fresenius Kabi Nederland, Netherlands - Vancomycine Kabi
Fresenius Kabi, France - Vancomycine MIP
MIP Pharma, France - Vancomycine Mylan
Mylan, Belgium; Mylan, France; Mylan, Macedonia; Mylan, Netherlands - Vancomycine Pfizer
Pfizer, Netherlands - Vancomycine Sandoz
Sandoz, Belgium; Sandoz, France; Sandoz, Netherlands - Vancomycine Teva
Teva Nederland, Netherlands - Vancomycine Xellia
Xellia, Netherlands - Vancomycin-Gentle Pharm
Gentle, China - Vancomycin-MIP
Chephasaar, Bulgaria; Chephasaar, Serbia; MIP Pharma, Poland - Vancomycin-MIP 1000 mg
MIP Pharma Austria, Austria - Vancomycin-MIP 500 mg
MIP Pharma Austria, Austria - Vancomycin-Nano
GMP, Georgia - Vancomycin-TF
JLLC TriplePharm, Georgia - Vanconal
Axellia, China - Vancor
Aversi, Georgia - Vancoral
GMP, Georgia - Vanco-ratiopharm 1000mg
ratiopharm, Germany - Vanco-ratiopharm 500mg
ratiopharm, Germany - Vancorin
CJ Cheil Jedang, China; Hemat, Turkey - Vanco-saar 1g
MIP Pharma, Germany - Vanco-saar 500mg
MIP Pharma, Germany - Vancosan
MIP, Estonia - Vancosan 500mg
MIP Pharma, Germany - Vancotek
Kocak Farma, Turkey - Vancoten
Anfarm, Greece - Vanco-Teva
Teva, Israel - Vancotex
Pharmatex Italia, Italy - Vancotrat
União Química, Brazil - Vancover
Chephasaar, Georgia - Vancoxen
Supermax, Georgia - Vankomicin CNP
MIP, Croatia (Hrvatska) - Vankomisin-HCl
Meditera/Hospiraya, Turkey - Vanmycin
Incepta, Bangladesh - Vantocil
Pharos, Indonesia - Voncon
Lilly-Pharmaserve, Greece - Vondem
Demo, Greece - Voxin
Vianex, Greece; Vianex, Malta - Zengac
Fisiopharma, Italy; Fisiopharma, Macedonia
Glossary
Term | Definition |
---|---|
BAN | British Approved Name |
BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
Further information
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