JANUARY 25, 2023

Achieving Target Vanco Levels in Patients With Kidney Disease


Originally published by our sister publication Pharmacy Practice News

By Kate Baggaley

A study of one health system’s vancomycin protocol demonstrates how pharmacists can achieve target vancomycin levels in patients with augmented renal clearance (ARC).

“Achieving targeted vancomycin trough levels is important for treatment success and can be impacted by renal function,” noted Sydney Wilson, PharmD, a PGY-2 critical care resident at the Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City,