What is Dalbavancin?
Dalbavancin is an antibiotic drug that aims to kill bacteria. Dalbavancin is prescribed to counter serious skin conditions caused by bacteria.
Dalbavancin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
What are the common conditions in which Dalbavancin prescribed?
Dalbavancin is used to treat the following skin infections caused by bacteria:
- Critical bacterial skin
- Skin structure infections [ABSSSI]
- Other bacterial skin infections
How should I take Dalbavancin?
- Dalbavancin is administered intravenously as an injection which is provided by physician.
- Dalbavancin is generally given with a gap of about a week between two doses. The inoculation requires 30 minutes to end.
- Rush injecting may cause this medicine too quickly can cause itching, tingling, rashes, backache, or abrupt redness or warmness in upper body. Apprise your medical practitioner, if you experience any such signs.
- Take the drug for complete recommended periods despite the improvement in symptoms. Skipping doses can heighten the risk of developing a new infection that is inert to medication. Dalbavancin is not potent of treating infections such as flu.
Typical Adult Dose for Skin and Structure Infection:
- In the beginning 1000 mg IV doses are received by the patient while a week apart another dose of 500 mg IV is given.
- The process of infusion should last for over 30 minutes.Usages:
- Prescribed to treat adult patients having critical bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) triggered by vulnerable isolates of the following Gram-positive microbes:
- Staphylococcus aureus,
- Streptococcus pyogenes,
- Streptococcus agalactiae
- Streptococcus anginosus group.
You may get diarrhoea while you use antibiotics, and it may signify a new infection in the body.
If you have watery or bloody diarrhoea, do not take antidiarrheal medicines except with doctor’s advice.
When you should not take Dalbavancin?
Do not receive Dalbavancin if you are hypersensitive to it.
Apprise your doctor urgently if you have:
- Kidney disease;
- Hepatic ailments or
- Sensitive to other antibiotics such as vancomycin or telavancin.
It is yet undiscovered if this medicine will affect an unborn infant. Inform your medic if you are pregnant or will expect soon.
This medicine may possibly affect the baby being breast- fed. Thus, it is better to consult the doctor to take the drug while you are nursing the baby.
What are the possible side effects of Dalbavancin?
If you experience the signs of allergic response such as hives; dizziness, difficult breathing, swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat get immediate medical assistance.
Tell your doctor immediately if you get serious stomach ache, bloody or watery diarrhoea at once if you have severe stomach pain, diarrhoea that is watery or bloody.
General side effects may include:
- Headache;
- Nausea; or
- Diarrhoea.
However, these all are not the only possible side- effects, as it may show in other symptoms as well. Ask your doctor for clinical guidance about its side effects.
What to do if I miss the dose?
Ask your doctor for guideline in case you failed to fulfil an appointment for your dalbavancin infusion.
Common Drug Interaction with Dalbavancin.
Inform your medics about all medicines you take, together with prescription and over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, and herbal supplements that you lately started or stopped using as they may alter the working of Dalbavancin.
Bottom Line
Dalbavancin is an antibiotic used in remedying various skin infections caused by bacteria. It is administered through syringes directly. Proper care should be taken regarding its impact and side effects.
Use it under medical supervision only else serious consequences may ensue.
