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Cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic

Daptomycin

Brand names: Cubicin

Adult dose

Dose: 4mg/kg IV OD (skin/soft tissue); 6mg/kg OD (bacteraemia/RIE); 8–10mg/kg in selected cases
Route: IV
Frequency: OD

Clinical pearls

  • BSAC: gram-positive cover including MRSA, VRE — useful in S. aureus bacteraemia, right-sided IE
  • NOT effective in pneumonia (inactivated by surfactant)
  • UKHSA AMR stewardship — restricted
  • Stop statins where possible during therapy

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity

Side effects

  • Myopathy / rhabdomyolysis
  • Eosinophilic pneumonia
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • C. difficile
  • Eosinophilia
  • Hepatotoxicity

Interactions

  • Statins (hold if possible — additive myopathy)
  • Tobramycin
  • Warfarin (INR fluctuation)

Monitoring

  • CK weekly
  • LFTs
  • Renal function
  • Pulmonary symptoms (eosinophilic pneumonia)

Reference: BNF; BSAC; UKHSA AMR; ESCMID; SmPC; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/daptomycin/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.

Related

Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.