Daptomycin
Daptomycin
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Common Uses |
Some Side Effects |
Comments |
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Complicated skin infections, bloodstream infections, and certain heart valve infections (endocarditis) due to susceptible bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci |
Gastrointestinal upset Muscle pain and weakness |
Not used when infection involves the lungs because it is made inactivate by surfactant (a substance normally produced in the lungs) |