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Daptomycin
Pronounced DAP-toe-my-sin
Brand names: Cubicin
Type: Lipopeptide antibiotic · All Antibiotics & Infection Medicines
What Daptomycin is used for
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Heart valve infections (endocarditis) from staph
- Serious skin infections
◆ Kidney note
Dose interval is extended when kidney function is severely reduced, and it is given after dialysis on dialysis days.
Common side effects
- Diarrhea
- Headache
- Injection site reactions
- Muscle aches
Important cautions
- Cannot treat pneumonia because lung fluid inactivates it
- Muscle injury is possible — muscle enzyme (CPK) blood tests are monitored, and new muscle pain should be reported
How it comes
Injection (hospital). This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
Related medicines — Antibiotics & Infection Medicines
Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.