Vancomycin

Abstract

While vancomycin is thus not as nephrotoxic as once feared, its use by the parenteral route should be avoided if possible when other nephrotoxic drugs are being given. Used properly, vancomycin appears efficacious and can be given with safety to infants, children, and adults. Vancomycin is incompatible with many other drugs in intravenous solutions, especially chloramphenicol, adrenocorticosteroids, and methicillin.