Linezolid (linezolid)

Filled with a prescription and delivered free to your door, with help on prior authorization.

Linezolid is an antibiotic in a group called oxazolidinones. It stops certain bacteria from making the proteins they need to grow and multiply. It is only for infections caused by gram-positive bacteria (one of the two main types of bacteria).

MedRx Infusion can fill Linezolid with a prescription and deliver it free to your door. This page also covers Zyvox (linezolid).

What Linezolid is prescribed for

Pneumonia caught in a hospital (nosocomial pneumonia): adults and children with lung infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus, including MRSA (staph that resists many antibiotics), or Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Community-acquired pneumonia: adults and children with lung infection caught outside a hospital, caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (including when it is also in the blood) or by staph that is not MRSA.
Complicated skin infections: adults and children with serious skin infections, including diabetic foot infections, when the infection has not spread to the bone (osteomyelitis).
Uncomplicated skin infections: adults and children with milder skin infections caused by staph that is not MRSA or by Streptococcus pyogenes; the label lists only the forms taken by mouth (tablets or liquid) for this use.
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) infections: adults and children with infections caused by Enterococcus faecium bacteria that resist the antibiotic vancomycin, including when the bacteria are also in the blood.

A prescription is required. Your prescriber decides whether Linezolid is right for you.

How Linezolid is given

IV infusion, given by a healthcare professional. When your prescriber agrees it can be given at home, we send a skilled nurse from an accredited nursing agency to give it.

Before you start

Before the first dose, your prescriber may ask for:

a review of the medicines you take, because linezolid must not be used with, or within two weeks after, a type of medicine called an MAO inhibitor (MAOI), which includes some antidepressants

Read the Medication Guide and the full Linezolid prescribing information, and ask your prescriber or our pharmacists about side effects. Our pharmacists are on call 24 hours a day.

Insurance and prior authorization

Health plans often require prior authorization for Linezolid. Our intake team checks your coverage and works with your prescriber’s office on the paperwork before your first delivery.

How to refer a patient

Offices can call (844) 671-2600 or fax a referral to (844) 671-2601. Referral forms for each specialty are on our referral forms page.

Questions

01Does MedRx Infusion fill Linezolid?

Yes. MedRx Infusion can fill Linezolid with a prescription and deliver it free to your door. Our intake team confirms access and coverage for each patient.

02What is Linezolid used for?

Linezolid is approved for pneumonia caught in a hospital (nosocomial pneumonia), community-acquired pneumonia, complicated skin infections, uncomplicated skin infections and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) infections. Your prescriber decides whether it is right for you.

03Can Linezolid be given at home?

It can be, when your prescriber agrees. We send a skilled nurse from an accredited nursing agency to give Linezolid at home.

04Does insurance cover Linezolid?

Coverage depends on your health plan, and many plans require prior authorization. Our intake team checks your coverage before your first delivery.

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