Cubicin is an antibiotic medicine, which is used to treat the following bacterial infections: - complicated infections of the skin and soft tissue below the skin in patients from 1 year of age. ‘Complicated’ means that the infection is difficult to treat, because it has spread to the deep tissues below the skin, treatment with surgery might be needed or the patient has other conditions that might affect how well treatment works; - right-sided infective endocarditis (infection of the lining or the valves of the right side of the heart) caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (aureus) in adults. The decision to treat this type of infection with Cubicin should be based on the likelihood that the medicine will work against the infection and on advice from an expert; - bacteraemia (infection of the blood) caused by aureus. It is used in adults when the bacteraemia is associated with either of the two infections above, or in adolescents and children from 1 year of age when the bacteraemia is associated with complicated infections of the skin and soft tissue. Prescribers should consider official guidance on the use of antibiotics. Cubicin contains the active substance daptomycin.
Therapeutic Indication
### Therapeutic indication Cubicin is indicated for the treatment of the following infections. - Adult and paediatric (1 to 17 years of age) patients with complicated skin and soft-tissue infections (cSSTI). - Adult patients with right-sided infective endocarditis (RIE) due to Staphylococcus aureus. It is recommended that the decision to use daptomycin should take into account the antibacterial susceptibility of the organism and should be based on expert advice. - Adult and paediatric (1 to 17 years of age) patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB). In adults, use in bacteraemia should be associated with RIE or with cSSTI, while in paediatric patients, use in bacteraemia should be associated with cSSTI. Daptomycin is active against Gram positive bacteria only. In mixed infections where Gram negative and/or certain types of anaerobic bacteria are suspected, Cubicin should be co-administered with appropriate antibacterial agent(s). Consideration should be given to official guidance on the appropriate use of antibacterial agents.
Therapeutic Area (MeSH)
ATC Code
J01XX09
ATC Item
daptomycin
Pharmacotherapeutic Group
Antibacterials for systemic use
Active Substance (Summary)
INN / Common Names
| Substance | CAS | Monograph |
|---|---|---|
| daptomycin | N/A | 达托霉素 |
EMA Name
Cubicin
Medicine Name
Cubicin
Aliases
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