Gentamicin and Vancomycin: Reducing Patient Risk

• Gentamicin: 
  • Access the gentamicin calculator on the Right Decisions Service.
  • See the guidelines for use of IV Gentamicin.
  • See the 'Review of Gentamicin after 48-72 hours' guidance.
  • See the Gentamicin section of the FAQs document (N.B. links within the document are only active if accessing via NHS network).
• Vancomycin: 
  • Access the vancomycin calculator on the Right Decisions Service.
  • Pulsed IV Infusion: see the Vancomycin Intermittent (Pulsed) IV Infusion dosing guidance.
  • Continuous IV Infusion: see the Vancomycin Continuous IV infusion dosing guidance.
  • See the Vancomycin section of the FAQs document (N.B. links within the document are only active if accessing via NHS network).