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  2. Glycopeptide antibiotic - Wikipedia

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    Vancomycin is usually given intravenously, as an infusion, and can cause tissue necrosis and phlebitis at the injection site if given too rapidly. Pain at the site of injection is indeed a common adverse event. One of the side effects is red man syndrome, an idiosyncratic reaction to bolus

  3. Drug of last resort - Wikipedia

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    There are also strains of enterococci that have developed resistance to vancomycin referred to as vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE). Agents classified as fourth-line (or greater) treatments or experimental therapies could be considered by default to be drugs of last resort due to their low placement in the treatment hierarchy.

  4. Vancomycin - Wikipedia

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    Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic medication used to treat certain bacterial infections. [7] It is administered intravenously (injection into a vein) to treat complicated skin infections, bloodstream infections, endocarditis, bone and joint infections, and meningitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. [8]

  5. Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy - Wikipedia

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    Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is used to administer non-oral antibiotics (usually intravenously) without the need for ongoing hospitalisation.OPAT is particularly useful for people who are not severely ill but do require a prolonged course of treatment that cannot be given in oral form. [1]

  6. Dalbavancin - Wikipedia

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    It belongs to the same class as vancomycin, the most widely used and one of the treatments available to people infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). [7] Dalbavancin is a semisynthetic lipoglycopeptide that was designed to improve upon the natural glycopeptides vancomycin and teicoplanin. [8]

  7. 5 Simple Steps to Injecting Semaglutide for Weight Loss - AOL

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    Puncture the top of the medication vial with the needle and push the air into the vial. This breaks the vacuum seal, making it easier to withdraw the medication. Hold the vial and syringe upside ...

  8. Watch 16-Year-Old Gout Gout — Considered the Next Usain Bolt ...

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    Related: NFL Star Tyreek Hill Challenges Olympic Sprinter Noah Lyles to a Race After the video of Gout's race was shared online, users on X (formerly known as Twitter) reacted strongly to the ...

  9. Intravitreal injection - Wikipedia

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    Intravitreal injection is the method of administration of drugs into the eye by injection with a fine needle. The medication will be directly applied into the vitreous humor . [ 1 ] It is used to treat various eye diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) , diabetic retinopathy , and infections inside the eye such as ...