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Vancocin

Vancocin

1 7.4
A brand name for an antibiotic used to treat serious bacterial infections
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Vancocin
  • The doctor prescribed Vancocin to treat the patient's severe infection.

Examples

  • Litigation between the FDA and ViroPharma Incorporated ("ViroPharma"), the holder of the NDA for VANCOCIN, has been going on for years.

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  • As we've previously discussed (here, here, and here), ViroPharma sued the FDA after the agency denied a March 17, 2006 petition for stay of action and approved ANDAs for generic VANCOCIN.

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  • Patients with serious bacterial infections may receive Vancocin as part of their treatment plan.

  • After testing positive for a resistant infection, the doctor recommended Vancocin due to its effectiveness.

Synonyms

vancomycin
vsVancocin
  • Specialized
5 6.7

A strong medicine that kills bacteria for serious infections when other medicines fail

is the trademarked brand name for that antibiotic substance

Surface Forms

Vancocin singular
Vancocins plural

Etymology

Vancocin is a brand name made from the antibiotic vancomycin, basically joining Vanco- and -cin from that drug's name. So Vancocin means that specific medicine used to treat serious bacterial infections.