What is Targocid used for?

What is Targocid used for?

It contains a medicine called ‘teicoplanin’. 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’

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.

Is teicoplanin and Targocid same?

Teicoplanin is marketed by Sanofi-Aventis under the trade name Targocid. Other trade names include Ticocin marketed by Cipla(India).

What is use of teicoplanin injection?

Teicoplanin is used in the treatment of severe bacterial infections. It treats infections of skin & soft tissues, blood, heart, bones and lungs (pneumonia). Teicoplanin is an antibiotic. It kills bacteria by preventing them from forming the bacterial protective covering (cell wall) which is needed for them to survive.

What is Red Man Syndrome?

Red man syndrome is an infusion-related reaction peculiar to vancomycin [3]. It typically consists of pruritus, an erythematous rash that involves the face, neck, and upper torso. Less frequently, hypotension and angioedema can occur.

What are the side effects of teicoplanin?

Common adverse effects include rashes, fever, pruritus, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting. Ototoxicity has been reported so auditory function should be monitored if other neurotoxic drugs, e.g. aminoglycosides, are being given or treatment is prolonged in a patient with renal insufficiency.

How do you take Targocid 400mg?

Quick tips

1. Targocid 400mg Injection is used for treating serious bacterial infections, which cannot be treated with other antibiotics like penicillins and cephalosporins.
2. Finish the prescribed course, even if you start to feel better.
3. It is given by an injection or drip into a vein or into a muscle.

Is Targocid safe in pregnancy?

PREGNANCY AND LACTATION: Targocid should not be used during confirmed or presumed pregnancy or during lactation unless the physician considers that the potential benefit outweighs the possible risk.

What is Blue Man syndrome?

Blue man syndrome is a condition that presents with ceruloderma—a bluish, cyanotic-like skin hyperpigmentation that’s caused by long-term administration of the antiarrhythmic medication amiodarone (see The facts on amiodarone).

Why do we give vancomycin slowly?

Slow intravenous administration of vancomycin should minimize the risk of infusion-related adverse effects.

What is Targocid 400mg injection used for?

1 Targocid 400mg Injection is used for treating serious bacterial infections, which cannot be treated with other antibiotics like penicillins and cephalosporins. 2 Finish the prescribed course, even if you start to feel better. 3 It is given by an injection or drip into a vein or into a muscle.

What is the active ingredient in Targocid?

The active ingredient in Targocid injection is teicoplanin. Each vial of Targocid injection contains 400 mg teicoplanin. The glass vial also contains an inactive ingredient, sodium chloride which is included to minimise stinging and pain when the injection is administered. Targocid does not contain gluten, dyes or preservatives.

How long do you have to take Targocid?

How long it will be given. If you have an infection in your blood, you will probably need to receive a daily injection of Targocid for 2 to 4 weeks. If you have an infection in any bones or joints, you may require a daily injection of Targocid for 3 to 6 weeks.

What is targettargocid injection used for?

Targocid injection is an antibiotic. It is used to kill bacteria responsible for infections which can occur in your blood, bones or joints. This antibiotic is generally used when the bacteria causing the infection are not satisfactorily eliminated by other antibiotics (eg penicillin) or when patients may be allergic to other antibiotics.