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vancomycin 25 MG/ML Oral Solution

What it is used for

Vancomycin hydrochloride is indicated for the treatment of Clostridium difficil e‑associated diarrhea in adults and pediatric patients less than 18 years of age. Vancomycin hydrochloride is also indicated for the treatment of enterocolitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin‑resistant strains) in adults and pediatric patients less than 18 years of age. Important Limitations of Use Parenteral administration of vancomycin is not effective for the above infections; therefore, vancomycin must be given orally for these infections. Orally administered vancomycin hydrochloride is not effective for treatment of other types of infections. To reduce the development of drug‑resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of vancomycin hydrochloride and other antibacterial drugs, vancomycin hydrochloride should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy. Vancomycin hydrochloride is a glycopeptide antibacterial indicated in adults and pediatric patients less than 18 years of age for the treatment of: Clostridium difficile ‑associated diarrhea Enterocolitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin‑resistant strains) Important Limitations of Use: Orally administered vancomycin hydrochloride is not effective for treatment of other types of infections. To reduce the development of drug‑resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of vancomycin hydrochloride and other antibacterial drugs, vancomycin hydrochloride should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.

Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 14, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.

Description

Vancomycin hydrochloride for oral administration contains the hydrochloride salt of vancomycin, a tricyclic glycopeptide antibiotic derived from Amycolatopsis orientalis (formerly Nocardia orientalis ), which has the chemical formula C 66 H 75 Cl 2 N 9 O 24

HCl. The molecular weight of vancomycin hydrochloride is 1485.71 g/mol. Vancomycin hydrochloride has the structural formula: Each vancomycin hydrochloride for oral solution kit contains a bottle of vancomycin hydrochloride USP, as white to almost white or tan to brown powder for oral solution, and a bottle of pre‑measured Grape‑Flavored Diluent, in the strengths and volumes listed in Table 3. Table 3: Vancomycin Strength, Diluent Volume and Vancomycin Concentration after Reconstitution Vancomycin Strength per Bottle Equivalent Amount of Vancomycin Hydrochloride per Bottle Diluent Volume for Vancomycin hydrochloride Vancomycin Concentration after Reconstitution 3.75 g 3.84 g 147 mL 25 mg/mL 7.5 g 7.7 g 295 mL 7.5 g 7.7 g 145 mL 50 mg/mL 15.0 g 15.4 g 289 mL The Grape‑Flavored Diluent used to reconstitute the oral solution contains: artificial grape flavor, citric acid (anhydrous), D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Red No. 40, purified water, sodium benzoate and sucralose. Vancomycin hydrochloride structural formula

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