What is the use of Targocid?

What is the use of Targocid?

It works by killing the bacteria that cause infections in your body. Targocid is used in adults and children (including newborn babies) to treat bacterial infections of: the skin and underneath the skin – sometimes called ‘soft tissue’ the bones and joints.

How do you give Targocid?

One single dose of 6-10 mg/kg body weight administered intravenously once a day. Teicoplanin should be administered by the intravenous or intramuscular route. The intravenous injection may be administered either as a bolus over 3 to 5 minutes or as a 30-minute infusion.

What is inj Targocid?

Targocid 400mg Injection is an antibiotic used in the treatment of severe bacterial infections in hospitalized patients. It is effective against infections of the respiratory tract (eg. pneumonia), urinary tract, skin and soft tissues, bones and joints, heart, blood, and others.

Is Targocid a penicillin?

Targocid is generally used when the bacteria causing the infection are not satisfactorily eliminated by other antibiotics (e.g. penicillin), or when patients may be allergic to other antibiotics.

Why is teicoplanin given?

Teicoplanin is an antibiotic that is used to prevent and treat Gram-positive bacterial infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis. It’s a semisynthetic glycopeptide antibiotic that works in a similar way to vancomycin.

How often do you give teicoplanin?

Teicoplanin is a glycopeptide antibiotic. Teicoplanin is given intravenously; initially twice a day (12 hourly) for 3 doses to achieve optimal levels, after which it is given once daily.

When is teicoplanin used?

Is teicoplanin a strong antibiotic?

Teicoplanin is an antibiotic that has been actively used in medical practice since 1986 to treat serious Gram-positive bacterial infections. Due to its efficiency and low cytotoxicity, teicoplanin has also been used for patients with complications, including pediatric and immunocompromised patients.

What is the generic name of Targocid?

Drug Name : Teicoplanin Teicoplanin(Taiklonal) generic Targocid (400 mg) is an antibiotic, prescribed for certain types of bacterial infections. It inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis.

What are the side effects of teicoplanin?

Its long half-life allows regimens based upon once daily administration. The adverse effects most frequently associated with teicoplanin treatment are local and hypersensitivity reactions, such as itching and drug fever; anaphylactoid reactions (the ‘red man syndrome’) are seldom observed.

How do you take Targocid?

How to use Targocid Starting dose (for the first three doses): 6 mg for every kilogram of body weight, given every 12 hours, by injection into a vein or muscle Maintenance dose: 6 mg for every kilogram of body weight, given once a day, by injection into a vein or muscle

What are the side effects of Targocid?

The most common side effects of Targocid are Rash, Itching or burning, Fever. While these are the most often observed Targocid side effects, there are can be others also. These have been listed below. Such side effects of Targocid normally do not last long and go away once the treatment is completed.

When is Targocid used to treat Clostridium difficile?

• bacteraemia that occurs in association with any of the indications listed above. Targocid is also indicated as an alternative oral treatment for Clostridium difficile infection-associated diarrhoea and colitis. Where appropriate, teicoplanin should be administered in combination with other antibacterial agents.