VANCOMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE FOR INJECTION USP 10 G

What is VANCOMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE FOR INJECTION USP?

VANCOMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE FOR INJECTION USP 10 G contains VANCOMYCIN (VANCOMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE) : 10 G. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02405830, held by STERIMAX INC, supplied as POWDER FOR SOLUTION for INTRAVENOUS administration. Health Canada currently lists it as marketed, status dated 12-Jan-2018. Nexara Health is a licensed Canadian wholesale distributor (DEL 3-002896-A) and can source this product for hospitals, pharmacies and clinics. Availability and lead time are confirmed per order.

What is VANCOMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE FOR INJECTION USP used for?

Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Injection USP is indicated in the therapy of severe or life-threatening staphylococcal infections in patients who cannot receive or have failed to respond to the penicillins or cephalosporins, or who have infections with staphylococci resistant to other antibiotics, including methicillin. It is also used in the treatment of staphylococcal endocarditis, osteomyelitis, pneumonia, septicemia and soft-tissue infections, and as prophylaxis against bacterial endocarditis in penicillin-allergic patients undergoing dental or upper respiratory tract surgical procedures. For staphylococcal enterocolitis and antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis produced by Clostridium difficile, vancomycin should be used orally.

Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.

Product details and regulatory record

How is it stored and handled?

Dry Powder: 15 ºC and 25 ºC. Reconstituted Solutions and Further Diluted Infusion Mixtures: within 24 hours at room temperature or within 72 hours under refrigeration (5°C). If prepared in a facility with a recognized parenteral intravenous admixture program, such mixtures may be kept up to 96 hours if stored under refrigeration (5°C).

How is it supplied?

500 mg in 10 or 20 mL single-dose glass vials (Packages of 10 [20 mL vials] or 25 [10 mL vials]); 1 g in 20 mL single-dose glass vials (Packages of 10); 5 g in 100 mL single-use glass vials (Individually packaged); 10 g in 100 mL single-use glass vials (Individually packaged).

What can be used instead?

Other Canadian products sharing ATC code J01XA01 VANCOMYCIN. 22 of 59 DINs in this group are currently marketed — marketed products are listed first, because that is what can actually be bought. These tables describe supply, not clinical equivalence: substitution rests with the prescriber or pharmacist, and interchangeability is determined provincially.

Who else supplies VANCOMYCIN worldwide?

Nexara tracks national medicine registries and published price lists across multiple markets. VANCOMYCIN appears in 172 registered pack listings across 10 markets, published on 9 different national price bases. Where a Canadian route is closed, that is where an alternative route of supply starts — subject to the import rules in both countries.

Registered listings are not stock. Ask us to confirm what can actually be sourced for your order.