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VANCOMYCIN for Pneumonia: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 1,137 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where VANCOMYCIN was used for Pneumonia.

Most Reported Side Effects for VANCOMYCIN

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Drug ineffective 4,938 14.6% 1,672 2,641
Acute kidney injury 4,018 11.9% 469 2,563
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms 2,509 7.4% 180 1,465
Off label use 2,070 6.1% 506 1,095
Drug hypersensitivity 2,046 6.0% 19 400
Pyrexia 1,596 4.7% 212 1,011
Rash 1,461 4.3% 64 665
Condition aggravated 1,189 3.5% 333 629
Pruritus 958 2.8% 41 363
Septic shock 766 2.3% 508 524
Hypotension 758 2.2% 140 485
Clostridium difficile infection 743 2.2% 107 401
Diarrhoea 739 2.2% 140 409
Treatment failure 733 2.2% 205 293
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome 728 2.2% 553 463

Other Indications for VANCOMYCIN

Product used for unknown indication (5,649) Staphylococcal infection (2,232) Antibiotic therapy (1,829) Infection (1,273) Evidence based treatment (1,240) Clostridium difficile infection (1,214) Sepsis (1,032) Osteomyelitis (980) Endocarditis (733) Antibiotic prophylaxis (669)

Other Drugs Used for Pneumonia

LEVOFLOXACIN (2,964) PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM (1,494) CEFTRIAXONE (1,399) AZITHROMYCIN (1,003) MOXIFLOXACIN (902) CLARITHROMYCIN (853) MEROPENEM (853) AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS (771) LINEZOLID (658) CILASTATIN\IMIPENEM (587)

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VANCOMYCIN Full Profile All Pneumonia Drugs VANCOMYCIN Demographics VANCOMYCIN Timeline