Daptomycin

 

Daptomycin is a lipopeptide antibiotic active against Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant isolates), Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp.equisimilis, and Enterococcus faecalis (vancomycin-susceptible isolates only).

 

Indication: Used in the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure/soft-tissue infections caused by susceptible isolates of Gram-positive bacteria in adult and pediatric patients and in the treatment of patients with Staphylococcus aureus (including MRSA-methicillin-resistant strains) bacteremia, as well as right-sided endocarditis.

 

Application: Administered systemically as intravenous infusion or injection.