Vancomycin Maintenance Dosing
  Age yrs   % Ideal: %
  Gender
    IBW: kg
  Height inches   Adj.BW: kg
  Actual Weight kg TBW   Maint. Dose:
  SCr  
  Maint. Dose mg Wt for Vd:
  Dosing Interval
hours (uses Adj.BW unless pt weighs < IBW)
    Wt for CrCl:
        (uses IBW unless pt weighs < IBW)
  Infusion Length hour(s)        
  CrCl ml/min   Vd factor:  
  Vd L   (uses 0.7 if left blank)
   Ke          
  Half-life hours    
               
  AUC:MIC   Optimal AUC:MIC ratio 400 or greater.
  EST Peak mcg/ml        
  EST Trough mcg/ml        
         
  Loading Dose: mg   LD: mg/kg TBW
     
     
  Consider loading dose only for indications requiring a trough of 15-20. (bacteremia, osteomyelitis, pneumonia, endocarditis, meningitis).
 
         
  Click here for background information.      
  DISCLAIMER: All calculations must be confirmed before use. The authors make no claims of the accuracy of the information contained herein; and these suggested doses are not a substitute for clinical judgement. Neither Memorial Hospital nor any other party involved in the preparation or publication of this site shall be liable for any special, consequential, or exemplary damages resulting in whole or part from any user's use of or reliance upon this material.
            Last modified Sept 2022
Single Level Vancomycin Dose Adjustment    
ONLY FOR USE IN PTS WITH STABLE RENAL FXN    
    Gender:
Use "M" or "F"          
    Height (in): in   Vd: L  
  Actual Weight (kg): kg   Adj BW: kg  
  Current Dose: mg   IBW: kg  
  Current Interval: hours   New Ke:    
  Trough: mcg/ml   New t1/2: hrs  
  Minutes Before Dose*:
  Dosing Wt:  
         
             
  New Dose: mg   Maint.Dose:  
  New Interval: hours   AUC:MIC mcg*h/ml  
        Extrapolated Pk: mcg/ml  
        Predicted New Trough: mcg/ml  
               
  Holding for: hrs (from time trough drawn)    
  Level will drop to: mcg/ml        
       
  Background Info:          
  A new Ke is calculated using the following equation:  
  Ke =  ln[(dose/Vd + Trough)/Trough]    
  Dose Interval    
  When you enter a New Dose & Interval, a peak is extrapolated:  
  Predicted Pk =  Dose * (1 - e (-Ke * infusion time) )    
  Ke * Vd * inf time * (1 - e (-Ke * dose interval) )    
  The extrapolated peak is then used to determine a trough with the same Ke:  
  Predicted Trough =  Pred Pk * e (-Ke * (Dose interval - inf time) )    
  Time to Hold estimations calculated as follows:  
  Cp   =   Cp0 * e(-kt)  
  * Note: In the above equations, "Dose Interval" = "Current Interval" - "Minutes Drawn Before Dose". E.g. if the interval is 12 hours and the level is drawn 30 minutes before the dose, it will use 11.5 hours as the "Dose Interval".