Vancomycin

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Vancomycin (vancomycin systemic) is a member of the drug class glycopeptide antibiotics and is used to treat Bacteremia, Bacterial Endocarditis Prevention, Bacterial Infection, Bone infection, Burns - External, Endocarditis, Enterocolitis, Febrile Neutropenia, Meningitis, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection, Nosocomial Pneumonia, Peritonitis, Pneumonia, Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease, Pseudomembranous Colitis, Sepsis, Shunt Infection, Skin Infection and Surgical Prophylaxis.

US matches:

• Vancomycin


• Vancomycin Capsules


• Vancomycin Intravenous, Injection


• Vancomycin Hydrochloride

UK matches:

• Vancomycin 1g Powder for Solution for Infusion (Wockhardt UK Ltd) (SPC)
• Vancomycin 500mg Powder for Solution for Infusion (Wockhardt UK Ltd) (SPC)
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride 500 mg and 1 g Powder for Concentrate for Infusion (Hospira UK Ltd) (SPC)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A07AA09,J01XA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0001404-90-6

Chemical Formula

C66-H75-Cl2-N9-O24

Molecular Weight

1449

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial

Chemical Name

Vancomycin

Foreign Names

• Vancomycinum (Latin)
• Vancomycin (German)
• Vancomycine (French)
• Vancomicina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Vancomicina (OS: DCIT)
• Vancomycin (OS: BAN)
• Vancomycine (OS: DCF)
• Vancomycin (PH: USP 32)
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride (OS: BANM)
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2010, JP XIV, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Vancomycine (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Vancomycinhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Vancomycini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Int. 2, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Edicin
  Sandoz, Slovakia



• Kovan
  Chile, Chile



• Vanaurus
  Schein, Peru



• Vanco
  Medis, Tunisia



• Vancobiotic
  Terbonova, Peru



• Vancocina
  Cipa, Peru



• Vancomicina Aps
  Aps, Portugal



• Vancomicina Bestpharma
  Bestpharma, Peru



• Vancomicina Biocrom
  Biocrom, Argentina



• Vancomicina Combino Pharm
  Combino Pharm, Tunisia



• Vancomicina Northia
  Northia, Argentina



• Vancomicina
  Abbott, Peru



• Vancomycin Teva
  Teva, Latvia



• Vancomycine
  Hospira, Luxembourg



• Vancomycin-Teva
  Teva, Lithuania



• Vancotex
  Pharmatex, Poland



• Vankocin
  Lilly, Serbia



• Aspen Vancomycin
  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa



• Celovan
  Biofarma, Venezuela; LaPreven, Venezuela



• Copovan
  Hospira, Italy



• Edicin
  Lek, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Lek, Bulgaria; Lek, Czech Republic; Lek, Estonia; Lek, Georgia; Lek, Croatia (Hrvatska); Lek, Lithuania; Lek, Latvia; Lek, Poland; Lek, Romania; Lek, Serbia; Lek, Russian Federation; Lek, Slovenia; Sandoz, Turkey



• Farmaciclin
  Farma1, Italy



• Hanomycin
  Samjin Pharma, Ethiopia



• Icoplax
  Richmond, Argentina; Richmond, Peru



• Laikexin
  Xinchang, China



• Levovanox
  Levofarma, Italy



• Lyphocin
  APP, Hong Kong



• Maxivanil
  Max Farma, Italy



• Rivervan
  Rivero, Argentina



• Solrein
  Towa Yakuhin, Japan



• Sterile Vancomycin HCl
  Hospira, Indonesia; Transfarma Medica Indah, Indonesia



• Vamistol
  Demo, Greece



• Vamysin
  Teva, Belgium; Teva, Luxembourg



• Vancep
  Fahrenheit, Indonesia



• Vanco
  Bayer, Italy; Gentle, Taiwan



• Vancoabbott
  Abbott, Brazil



• Vanco-cell
  Cell pharm, Germany



• Vancocin
  Aspen, Australia; AstraZeneca, India; Astro, Austria; Baxter Healthcare, United States; Eli Lilly, Canada; Eli Lilly, Oman; EuroCept, Netherlands; Flynn, United Kingdom; Flynn, Ireland; GlaxoSmithKline, Belgium; GlaxoSmithKline, Luxembourg; GlaxoSmithKline, Philippines; Iroko Pharmaceuticals, United States; Lilly, Czech Republic; Lilly, Japan; Lilly, Kenya; Lilly, Sri Lanka; Lilly, Nigeria; Lilly, New Zealand; Lilly, Romania; Lilly, Serbia; Lilly, Russian Federation; Lilly, Tanzania; Lilly, Uganda; Nordmedica, Iceland; Nordmedica, Sweden; Phadisco, Malta; Pharmacologic, Hungary; Sandoz, Mexico; Sandoz, South Africa; Teva Pharma, Switzerland; ViroPharma, United States



• Vancocin (veterinary use)
  Lilly, United Kingdom



• Vancocin-Cp
  Lilly, Taiwan



• Vanco-IPR
  MIP, Germany



• Vancolon
  Julphar, Oman



• Vancomax
  Klonal, Argentina



• Vancomicina Ahimsa
  Ahimsa, Argentina



• Vancomicina Alpharma
  Alpharma, Portugal



• Vancomicina Combino Pharm
  Combino, Spain



• Vancomicina Fabra
  Fabra, Argentina



• Vancomicina Filaxis
  Filaxis, Argentina



• Vancomicina Genfarma
  Genfarma, Spain



• Vancomicina Ges
  Ges Genericos, Spain



• Vancomicina Hospira
  Hospira, Spain; Hospira, Italy



• Vancomicina IBP
  IBP, Italy



• Vancomicina Normon
  Normon, Spain



• Vancomicina Richet
  Richet, Argentina



• Vancomicina Sandoz
  Sandoz, Spain



• Vancomicina
  Abbott, Venezuela; Bestpharma, Chile; Richmond, Peru; Volta, Chile



• Vancomycin Abbott
  Abbott, Iceland



• Vancomycin Alpharma
  Actavis, Finland; Alpharma, Iceland; Alpharma, Oman; Alpharma ASNO, Denmark



• Vancomycin Axellia
  Actavis, Sweden; Axellia, Austria



• Vancomycin Bidiphar
  Bidiphar, Vietnam



• Vancomycin DBL
  DBL/Faulding, Bangladesh; Orna, Turkey



• Vancomycin Enterocaps
  Riemser, Austria; Riemser, Germany



• Vancomycin FarmaPlus
  FarmaPlus, Sweden



• Vancomycin Faulding
  Pharmaplan, South Africa



• Vancomycin HCL Abbott
  Abbott, Thailand



• Vancomycin Hexal
  Hexal, Germany



• Vancomycin Hikma
  Hikma, Austria



• Vancomycin Hospira
  Electra-Box, Finland; Hospira Nordic, Sweden



• Vancomycin Human
  Teva, Hungary



• Vancomycin Hydrochloride Abbott
  Abbott, Greece



• Vancomycin Hydrochloride
  Abbott, Hong Kong; Akorn, United States; APP, United States; Generamedix, United States; Hospira, Australia; Hospira, Canada; Hospira, Malta; Hospira, Singapore; Hospira, United States; Mayne, New Zealand; Pharmaceutical Partners of Canada, Canada



• Vancomycin Labatec
  Labatec, Switzerland



• Vancomycin Lederle
  Riemser, Germany



• Vancomycin Lyomark
  Lyomark, Germany



• Vancomycin Mayne
  Mayne, Luxembourg



• Vancomycin Merck
  Merck, Israel



• Vancomycin Sandoz
  Sandoz, Australia; Sandoz, Switzerland



• Vancomycin Vianex
  Vianex / BIANEΞ, Greece



• Vancomycin Wyeth Lederle
  Wyeth, Greece



• Vancomycin
  Alpharma, Norway; Genmedix, Israel; Hospira, United Kingdom; Hospira, Norway; Hospira, Taiwan; Kobayashi Kako, Japan; Pacific, New Zealand



• Vancomycine Axellia
  Axellia, Netherlands



• Vancomycine Bristol
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Luxembourg



• Vancomycine Mayne
  Mayne, Netherlands



• Vancomycine Merck
  Mylan, France



• Vancomycine PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Vancomycine Sandoz
  Sandoz, France



• Vancomycine
  EuroCept, Netherlands; Hospira, Netherlands



• Vancomycin-MIP
  MIP, Austria; MIP, Poland; MIP, Serbia



• Vancomycin-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Vancorin
  Hemat, Turkey



• Vanco-saar
  MIP, Germany



• Vancotenk
  Biotenk, Argentina



• Vanco-Teva
  Teva, Israel



• Vancotex
  Pharmatex, Italy; Pharmatex, Serbia



• Vankomisin
  Meditera/Hospiraya, Turkey



• Vanmycin
  Incepta, Bangladesh; Nichi-Iko PharmaceuticalJMA, Japan



• Varedet
  Fada, Argentina



• Vero-Vancomycin
  Verofarm, Russian Federation



• Voncon
  Lilly, Greece



• Zengac
  Fisiopharma, Italy

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
SPC	Summary of Product Characteristics (UK)

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