SHEET /m/vancomycin · PubChem CID 14969 · CAS 1404-90-6 · REV 2026.07
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Vancomycin
from sourceC66H75Cl2N9O24 · 1449.2 g/mol
Vancocin HCL · Vancocine
What is Vancomycin?
The antibiotic of last resort for MRSA and other resistant Gram-positive infections, given by drip because the gut will not absorb it. from source
CategoryPrescription medicine
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
SMILES
C[C@H]1[C@H]([C@@](C[C@@H](O1)O[C@@H]2[C@H]([C@@…284 charactersWhere you'll find it
Dispensed on prescription, not sold on a shelf. See the rest of the prescription medicine group.
Relative acute toxicity from source
Animal study data · LD50
- Reported LD50
- 5,000 mg/kg · very low toxicity
- Species
- mouse
- Route
- oral
An LD50 describes acute toxicity under experimental conditions and is not a safe or dangerous dose for a person.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
5,000 mg/kg · very low toxicity · LD50 mouse oral from source
5 more reported values
- 319 mg/kgLD50 · iv · rat
- 400 mg/kgLD50 · iv · mouse
- 430 mg/kgLD50 · iv · mouse
- 1,734 mg/kgLD50 · other · mouse
- 5,000 mg/kgLD50 · other · mouse
DangerHealth hazardH334from source