Teicos
(Teicoplanin 400 mg Injection)
Overview:
TEICOS Injection contains Teicoplanin. It is used in the prophylaxis and treatment of serious infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis.
Teicoplanin is a glycopeptide antibiotic.
It is an antibacterial.
TEICOS Injections are used in the treatment of the following conditions:
- Complicated skin and soft tissue infections
- Bone and joint infections
- Hospital acquired pneumonia
- Community acquired pneumonia
- Complicated urinary tract infections
- Infective endocarditis
- Peritonitis associated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)
- Bacteraemia
- Antibiotic prophylaxis related to surgery or IV catheter insertion.
Adults and elderly patients with normal renal function:
Moderate infections: One TEICOS Injection by IV on the first day.
Severe infections: One TEICOS Injection by IV every 12 hours for the first three doses.
Moderate infections: One TEICOS Injection by IV on the first day.
Severe infections: One TEICOS Injection by IV every 12 hours for the first three doses.
It inhibits a late stage in bacterial cellwall peptidoglycan synthesis.
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