The use of actual bodyweight for dosing of morbidly obese patients is controversial. New data suggests an adjusted weight may be more appropriate. The impact of generic vancomycin upon efficacy ...

Methods. The original vancomycin-dosing algorithm used at our hemodialysis unit required stat orders for serum vancomycin concentrations before each hemodialysis session to determine the dose of ...

Particulate contamination has sparked the recalls of numerous injectable drugs over the years, with Amneal’s hospital med ...

Its potency, long half-life and lack of dose-limiting side effects should allow for more convenient dosing regimens compared with vancomycin. It has the potential to become the first once-weekly ...

All patients received vancomycin treatment through intermittent infusion. The steady-state trough concentration was collected after the third or fourth dose, 30 min before the next dose, in accordance ...

Full infectious workup was ordered, and the patient was started on empiric antibiotic therapy with intravenous vancomycin, cefepime and metronidazole. On day 2, a one-time dosing of intravenous ...

According to experts, taking the infusion cold or hot doesn’t make a difference to the benefits you may get. Still, drinking it cold can make it more palatable, or easier to consume. It’s also ...

BOSTON -- Some equations used to calculate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) may alter chemotherapy dosing in cancer patients, a prospective study indicated. Nearly 300 adults beginning ...

“The detergent dosing cap,” he sighs. “The most you should be using is 2 tablespoons, which is barely going to get you to the top of that first line [on the dosing cap]. If you follow their ...