Vancocin & C Difficile
Vancocin is the trade name for vancomycin, the drug of last resort for many conditions including MRSA. It works by interfering with the bacteria cell wall mechanism and thereby halting it’s reproduction. In C difficile cases it is usually given after Flagyl has failed and is given via mouth rather than the normal intravenous method used for other conditions. Side effects are rare except in prolonged courses of treatment – you can find out more about these at the vancomycin page at Wikipedia and this page at Drugs.com
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My wife took 250 mg of vancomycin twice a day for twenty days after taking Flagyl twice a day for 10 days. She still has a difficile. Would a higher dosage of vancomycin be in order? What is the suggested dosage ? Perhaps she has a vancomycin resistant strain. If so what else can be tried?
You will need to take professional advice re the persistence of the infection. We can provide clear general advice but specific cases like yours need the insight of specialist doctors
Dave Roberts
hopefully by now your wife is over c.diff the best advice we got was to do the tapering method it was 4 a day for 1 week then 3 a day for 1 week then 2 a day for 1 week then 1 a day for 1 week then 1 a day every other day for 2 weeks this did the trick. the spores are the hardest thing to kill off so by tapering you get them as they open you can run this by your doctor if your wife is still having problems all cases are different
Hi I am on my second round of antibiotics for c-diff. So vancocin this time and flagyl the first. At five days into the vancocin I have developed excruciating pain in my joints in my hands, wrists and knees. The doctor has run a series of lab tests and I am currently waiting for the results. I am only 42 have been in fairly good health until this past year with a couple bouts of pneumonia. I am very active and between the c diff and now this joint pain I am in pretty rough shape. Any info or suggestions would be most appreciated.
http://www.drugs.com/pro/vancocin.html
This gives a helpful overview with respect to adverse reactions and might be worth reading to throw light on any insights the doctor gives you in due course. Hope that helps
Dave Roberts
cdifficile.org
What about the new drug Dificid?
http://www.cdifficile.org/fidaxomicin/ for information on this.You can also use the search box to find the news items we’ve featured on it
Dave
cdifficile.org
I am on my 3rd time with cdif 1st time my primary care physician cave me flagyl 3pills 3x a day 14 days. 2nd time my gastrologist gave me 3 a day 10 days 2 a day 3 days 1 a day 3 days then 1 every other day 3 days now what should i take this time