Daptomycin

• PremierPro Rx Cubicin RF
• Cubicin RF

• Cubicin
• Cubicin RF
• DAPTOmycin
• DAPTOmycin-Sodium Chloride

• Injectable

• By injection

Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein. This medicine may be injected for 2 minutes (in adults only) or it may be given slowly, so the needle will have to remain in place for up to 60 minutes.

Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

Missed dose: Injection routeCall your doctor or pharmacist for instructions.

This medicine is not right for everyone. You should not receive it if you had an allergic reaction to daptomycin, or if you have hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI).

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, lung or breathing problems (including pneumonia), muscle problems, nerve problems, or if you are on dialysis.

This medicine may cause the following problems: Severe diarrheaEosinophilic pneumoniaDrug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), which can damage organs, including the liver, kidney, or heartKidney problems (including tubulointerstitial nephritis)Peripheral neuropathyMuscle problems that can lead to kidney problems

This medicine can cause diarrhea. Call your doctor if the diarrhea becomes severe, does not stop, or is bloody. Do not take any medicine to stop diarrhea until you have talked to your doctor. Diarrhea can occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine. Diarrhea may occur 2 months or more after your treatment ends.

Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.

Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.

Your doctor will check your progress and the effects of this medicine at regular visits. Keep all appointments.

Unusual tiredness or weakness

Some medicines can affect how daptomycin works. Tell your doctor if you are using medicine to lower cholesterol.

This medicine may cause the following problems: Severe diarrheaEosinophilic pneumoniaPeripheral neuropathyMuscle problems that can lead to kidney problems

This medicine can cause diarrhea. Call your doctor if the diarrhea becomes severe, does not stop, or is bloody. Do not take any medicine to stop diarrhea until you have talked to your doctor. Diarrhea can occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine. Diarrhea may occur 2 months or more after your treatment ends.

Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.

Your doctor will check your progress and the effects of this medicine at regular visits. Keep all appointments.

Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.

• Numbness, tingling, or burning pain in your hands, arms, legs, or feet
• Chest pain, cough, fever, trouble breathing
• Unusual tiredness or weakness
• Rapid weight gain, swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet
• Muscle pain, tenderness, or cramping
• Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
• Blistering, peeling, red skin rash
• Change in how often or how much you urinate, bloody or cloudy urine, lower back or side pain, difficult or painful urination
• Dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting
• Mild diarrhea, stomach pain, vomiting
• Sore throat
• Headache
• Pain, itching, burning, swelling, or a lump under your skin where the needle is placed