SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Making the switch to AUC dosing for vancomycin

Why Are 86% of Pharmacists Still in the Trough?

By Gina Shaw

Originally published by our sister publication, Pharmacy Practice News


Although 98% of pharmacists believe new vancomycin dosing guidelines, which recommend using area under the curve (AUC) instead of trough-based dosing for certain patients, will yield superior outcomes, 86% say they are still using the older calculation in their institutions.

That’s according to a new survey of more than 120 U.S. pharmacists and pharmacy leaders conducted by Sage Growth Partners and