This protocol is to be used as a guideline, not a rule, and must be combined with clinical judgment. For outliers or exceptions, consult with another pharmacist. See VMFH Vancomycin Dosing Guidelines for full recommendations.
The "AUC Dosing" tab of this calculator should be used when levels are available (i.e. dose adjustment).
Not applicable to pediatric dialysis patients.
Initial Vancomycin Dosing
See NeoFax/Pediatrics for more detailed information as different disease states have different maximum daily doses.
Initial PK dosing is available for comparison purposes, though the above recommendations should be used for most patients and the Bayesian calculator should be used for pharmacokinetic outliers.
Two-level calculation is not working on this page. It will be fixed when the calculator is moved to the intranet, which is in progress. In the meantime, the two-level calculator is functional on the test version of the calculator, if you need to use it.
Note: This tab does not apply to AUC dosing. Use the previous tab for AUC calculations.
Two-Level PK
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Vancomycin Second Dose Timing
Options to slide doses so third dose is on standard schedule: