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Maintenance Dosing
Single Level Adjustment
Vancomycin Maintenance Dosing
Age
yrs
% Ideal:
%
Gender
F
M
IBW:
kg
Height
inches
Adj.BW:
kg
Actual Weight
kg TBW
Maint. Dose:
SCr
Maint. Dose
mg
Wt for Vd:
Dosing Interval
8
12
18
24
36
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).
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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:
F
M
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 t
1/2
:
hrs
Minutes Before Dose*:
min early
min late
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
=
Cp
0
* 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".
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