Vancomycin (vancomycin hydrochloride)

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

Vancomycin is an antibiotic (a medicine used to treat infections caused by bacteria) in a group called glycopeptides. It mainly works by stopping bacteria from building their cell walls.

MedRx Infusion can fill Vancomycin with a prescription and deliver it free to your door.

What Vancomycin is prescribed for

Septicemia (blood infection): adults and children, including newborns, with septicemia (a serious blood infection) caused by MRSA (a staph germ that resists many antibiotics) or coagulase-negative staph (a related group of staph germs). For Staphylococcus aureus that is not MRSA, it is used only in people who are allergic to penicillin or who cannot take, or did not get better with, penicillins or cephalosporins.
Infective endocarditis: adults and children, including newborns, with endocarditis (an infection of the heart's lining or valves) caused by MRSA, certain strep germs, enterococcus (given with an aminoglycoside, another type of antibiotic) or corynebacterium, or by other Staphylococcus aureus with the same limits as for blood infections; also, together with rifampin and an aminoglycoside, early infection of an artificial heart valve caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis.
Skin and skin structure infections: adults and children, including newborns, with infections of the skin and the tissue under it caused by MRSA or coagulase-negative staph, or by other Staphylococcus aureus with the same limits as for blood infections.
Bone infections: adults and children, including newborns, with bone infections caused by MRSA or coagulase-negative staph, or by other Staphylococcus aureus with the same limits as for blood infections.
Lower respiratory tract infections: adults and children, including newborns, with lung infections (lower respiratory tract infections) caused by MRSA, or by other Staphylococcus aureus with the same limits as for blood infections.

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

How Vancomycin 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 blood test to check how well your kidneys work
for some people, a hearing test

Read the Medication Guide and the full Vancomycin 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 Vancomycin. 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 Vancomycin?

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

02What is Vancomycin used for?

Vancomycin is approved for septicemia (blood infection), infective endocarditis, skin and skin structure infections, bone infections and lower respiratory tract infections. Your prescriber decides whether it is right for you.

03Can Vancomycin be given at home?

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

04Does insurance cover Vancomycin?

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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