Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic used for a treatment of patients with suspected or proven invasive gram-positive infections. Appropriate dosing requires consideration of the infection site, patient weight, renal function, and pathogen susceptibility. There are various implications associated with Vancomycin, which is described in this article .
Vancomycin causes several different types of hypersensitivity reactions, ranging from localized skin reactions to generalized cardiovascular collapse. The most common adverse reaction is the "red man syndrome" (RMS). Red Man Syndrome The most common adverse reaction to vancomycin is "red man syndrome" (RMS), which has also been called "red neck syndrome." RMS is an idiopathic infusion reaction, which is not thought to involve drug-specific antibodies and, in contrast to allergic reactions, may develop with the first administration of…
