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After finishing 7 days of vancomycin the pharmacist says wait 7 days to breasfeed and obgyn says 2, who's right?
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2 days: Usually 2 days is enough for patients taking 1 gm two times away with normal kidney function. In renal failure patients elimination of vancomycin is upto 7 days.
Answered 1/30/2015
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