daptomycin (Cubicin)

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Introduction

Tradename: Cubicin (New agent 2003)

Indications

* works about as well as vancomycin, oxacillin or nafcillin for treating complicated skin infections

Contraindications

Dosage

* Cubicin & Cubicin RF reconstituted from powder differently

Monitor

serum creatinine & serum creatine kinase weekly during treatment

Adverse effects

Drug interactions

  • possible increased risk of myopathy when used in combination with statin (consider temporarily discontinuing statin)

Mechanism of action

More general terms

References

  1. Prescriber's Letter 10(11):63 2003
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fowler VG Jr et al, Daptomycin versus standard therapy for bacteremia and endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus. N Engl J Med 2006, 355:653 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16914701
    Grayson ML The treatment triangle for staphylococcal infections N Engl J Med 2006, 355:724 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16914709
  3. Arbeit RD et al, The safety and efficacy of daptomycin for the treatment of complicated skin and skin-structure infections. Clin Infect Dis 2004, 38:1673 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15227611
  4. 4.0 4.1 FDA MedWatch, 07/29/2010 Cubicin (daptomycin): Drug Safety Communication - Risk of Eosinophilic Pneumonia http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm220499.htm
  5. 5.0 5.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16, 17, 18. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012, 2015, 2018.
  6. Lowes R New FDA Watch List Flags More Drugs Medscape Internal Medicine. July 3, 2017 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/882425
  7. Cervera C, Sanroma P, Gonzalez-Ramallo V et al Safety and efficacy of daptomycin in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: a prospective and multicenter cohort study (DAPTODOM trial). Infect Dis (Lond). 2017 Mar;49(3):200-207. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27820968

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