Cubicin
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Active Ingredient: daptomycin
Product Overview
About Cubicin
Cubicin is a medicine available as a powder that is made up into a solution for injection or infusion (drip) into a vein.
What it is used for
Not available in the source facts.
How it is used
Cubicin is given into a vein as an infusion lasting 30 minutes or as an injection lasting 2 minutes. The dose depends on the condition being treated and the patient's age. For adults, the dose is 4 mg/kg body weight once a day for skin or soft tissue infections without bacteraemia, and 6 mg/kg once a day for endocarditis and skin or soft tissue infection with bacteraemia. In children, the dose ranges between 5 and 10 mg/kg once a day for skin or soft tissue infection without bacteraemia, and between 7 and 12 mg/kg once a day for skin or soft tissue infection with bacteraemia. The duration of treatment with Cubicin depends on the risk of complications and official recommendations.
How it works
The active substance in Cubicin, daptomycin, is an antibiotic that belongs to the group ‘lipopeptides’. It can stop the growth of certain types of bacteria by attaching to the membrane surrounding the bacterial cell and upsetting the essential functions that keep the cell alive.
Active substance: daptomycin
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