Daptomycin

Common Uses

Some Potential Side Effects

Comments

Complicated skin infections, bloodstream infections, and certain heart valve infections (endocarditis) due to susceptible bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA

Increased number of white blood cells in the lungs (eosinophilic pneumonia)

Gastrointestinal upset

Muscle pain and weakness