Licensed for intrathecal use
Products licensed for intrathecal use are the first line option and should be used wherever suitable.
There are currently no known vancomycin products licensed for intrathecal administration.
Not licensed for intrathecal use, limited information available
Products with partial information that are not licensed for intrathecal administration can still sometimes be used. Refer to the advice in our article and complete a risk assessment to enable you to interpret the details below and choose an appropriate product.
Bowmed (MA holder Laboratorios Azevedos)
Strength
Excipients
Sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid (for pH adjustment)
Osmolarity / osmolality
275 – 276 mOsmol/kg
pH
2.5 – 4.5
Endotoxin content
≤0.25 EU/mg
Hameln Pharma
Strength
Excipients
None
Osmolarity / osmolality
No information
pH
2.5 – 4.5
Endotoxin content
< 2.5 EU/ml
Hikma Farmaceutica
Strength
Excipients
None
Osmolarity / osmolality
No information
pH
2.5 – 4.5
Endotoxin content
≤ 0.25 EU/mg
MIP Pharma
Strength
Excipients
None
Osmolarity / osmolality
No information
pH
No information
Endotoxin content
No information
Noriderm
Strength
Excipients
Hydrochloric acid (for pH adjustment)
Osmolarity / osmolality
No information
pH
No information
Endotoxin content
No information
Novumgen
Strength
Excipients
None
Osmolarity / osmolality
No information
pH
No information
Endotoxin content
No information
SGS Pharma
Strength
Excipients
None
Osmolarity / osmolality
No information
pH
No information
Endotoxin content
No information
Wockhardt
Strength
Excipients
None
Osmolarity / osmolality
No information
pH
No information
Endotoxin content
No information
Zentiva
Strength
Excipients
None
Osmolarity / osmolality
No information
pH
No information
Endotoxin content
No information
Unlicensed ‘Special’, specified for intrathecal use
Unlicensed medicines that are manufactured in MHRA-licensed Specials Manufacturing Units, at the request of an authorised healthcare professional specifically for intrathecal use.
Royal Liverpool Hospitals Foundation Trust
Vancomycin Intrathecal Injection
Strength
20mg in 4mL PFS
Update history
- Republished
- Full update of monograph
- Title and URL shortened.
- Published