Bailing Patients OUT from Danger Zones
Packaging:
500mg vial (Box of 10’s)
Manufacturer: Union Korea Pharm Co., Ltd.
Country of Origin: Korea
Shelf-life: 24 months
Storage: Store at temperatures not exceeding 30°C
Founded in 1956, Union Korea Pharmaceutical was designated as a KGMP facility-qualified company (Korea Good Manufacturing Practice) in 1994, producing various types of pharmaceuticals such as tablets, capsules, and injections. Union Korea Pharm is producing excellent pharmaceuticals that meet GMP standards through strict quality control at each stage from the warehousing of raw materials to the manufacturing process, packaging and shipment.
ABRIDGED PRODUCT INFORMATION:
Formulation: Vancomycin Hydrochloride 500 mg Powder for Injection
Indications: Used in the treatment of serious staphylococcal or other Gram- positive infections when other drugs such as the penicillin cannot be used because of resistance or patient intolerance. It is used particularly in the treatment of methicillin- resistant staphylococcal infections in conditions such as brain abscess. Staphylococcal meningitis, peritonitis associated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and septicemia. Also used in the treatment and prophylaxis of endocarditis, for prophylaxis of surgical infection, and in intensive care and the management of immunocompromised patients. It is also used in the treatment of antibiotic associated colitis.
Dosage: The usual adult dose is 500mg every 6 hours or 1g every 12 hours.
Side Effects: Patients may develop anaphylactoid reactions, including hypotension, wheezing dyspnea, erythema, urticaria or pruritus. Rapid infusion may also cause flushing of the upper body or pain and muscle spasm of the chest and back.