Healio

Oral vancomycin induces, maintains remission of UC in patients with UC-PSC

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Oral vancomycin safely induced and maintained remission of ulcerative colitis among a subset of ...
Medscape

New Oral Antibiotic Superior to Oral Vancomycin in Controlling C Difficile Diarrhea

September 15, 2010 (Boston, Massachusetts) — Fidaxomicin is superior to vancomycin in treating recurrences of gastrointestinal Clostridium difficile infection, according to a blinded randomized trial ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Oral vancomycin prophylaxis may reduce C. diff recurrence

The use of oral vancomycin prophylaxis was associated with a significant decrease in the recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection, according to a poster presentation at the Interscience ...
Drug Store News

Amneal issues nationwide voluntary recall of Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Oral Solution 250 mg/5 mL

Amneal is voluntarily recalling four lots of Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Oral Solution, 250 mg/5 mL packaged in 80 mL, 150 mL or 300 mL pack sizes, to the consumer level. Some bottles may have been ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

ANI’s Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Oral Solution Gets FDA Approval

Vancomycin is indicated to treat enterocolitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus and antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis caused by C. difficile. ANI Pharmaceuticals announced that the Food ...
Nasdaq

ANI Pharmaceuticals Announces Launch of Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Oral Solution USP, 250mg/5mL

BAUDETTE, Minn., Sept. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("ANI") (Nasdaq: ANIP) today announced the launch of Vancomycin HCl for Oral Solution, 250mg per 5mL (the generic equivalent ...
Medindia

Low Dose Oral Vancomycin as Effective in Treating C-difficile Infection in Hospital Setting as a High Dose

A new study presented at the 53rd Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy meeting in Denver by researchers at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of ...
Medscape

Oral Metronidazole Equivalent to Vancomycin for C difficile

September 23, 2011 (Chicago, Illinois) — Oral vancomycin and oral metronidazole appear to be equally effective in treating patients with Clostridium difficile infection, regardless of the severity of ...
CMAJ

Proton pump inhibitor use and risk of community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease defined by prescription for oral vancomycin therapy

Background: The association between the use of proton pump inhibitors and the risk of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) is controversial. In this study we re-examined a previously ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Recall Initiated for Super Potent Vancomycin HCl for Oral Solution

During the manual bottle filling stage of manufacturing, some bottles may have been overfilled resulting in an over potent dosing regimen. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC is voluntarily recalling 4 lots ...
Becker's Hospital Review

FDA approves treatment for C. diff-associated diarrhea: 3 things to know

The FDA on Monday granted approval to CutisPharma’s drug Firvanq to treat Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea and Staphylococcus aureus-associated intestinal inflammation (enterocolitis). Here ...