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Linezolid
Pronounced li-NEZ-oh-lid
Brand names: Zyvox
Type: Oxazolidinone antibiotic · All Antibiotics & Infection Medicines
What Linezolid is used for
- MRSA and resistant staph/strep infections
- Pneumonia from resistant bacteria
- Serious skin infections
◆ Kidney note
No dose change is needed for kidney function, which makes it useful in kidney disease, though blood counts are watched.
Common side effects
- Diarrhea
- Headache
- Nausea
- Low blood counts with long courses
Important cautions
- Can trigger serotonin syndrome when combined with many antidepressants — a full medication review is essential
- Courses longer than a few weeks can lower blood counts and injure the optic nerve — monitoring is required
How it comes
Tablets, liquid, 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.