Glycopeptide Antibiotics

*Prices reflect U.S. average retail price

Firvanq (vancomycin)

Vancomycin is an antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections. It is recommended intravenously as a treatment for complicated skin infections, bloodstream infections, endocarditis, bone and joint infections, and meningitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus...Wikipedia

 

Manufacturer's Website: Firvanq                                                                                                                                      Average retail cost: $180/kit

Orbactiv (oritavancin)

Oritavancin, sold under the brand name Orbactiv among others, is a semisynthetic glycopeptide antibiotic medication for the treatment of serious Gram-positive bacterial infections. Its chemical structure as a lipoglycopeptide is similar to vancomycin...Wikipedia

 

Manufacturer's Website: Orbativ                                                                                                                                         Average retail cost:  $1,200/vial

Dalvance (dalbavancin)

Dalbavancin (INN, trade names Dalvance in the US and Xydalba in the EU) is a novel second-generation lipoglycopeptide antibiotic medication. It belongs to the same class as vancomycin, the most widely used and one of the few treatments available to patients infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)...Wikipedia

 

Manufacturer's Website: Dalvance                                                                                                                                         Average retail cost:  $1,900/1 vial

Vancocin (vancomycin)

Vancomycin is an antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections. It is recommended intravenously as a treatment for complicated skin infections, bloodstream infections, endocarditis, bone and joint infections, and meningitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus....Wikipedia

 

Manufacturer's Website: Not available                                                                                                                                         Average retail cost:  $3,800/40 caps

Kimyrsa (oritavancin)

Vancomycin is an antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections. It is recommended intravenously as a treatment for complicated skin infections, bloodstream infections, endocarditis, bone and joint infections, and meningitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus....Wikipedia

 

Manufacturer's Website: Kimysa                                                                                                                                         Average retail cost:  *

 

* This drug is administered by your healthcare practitioner, which usually means it may be expensive.

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