Posts tagged bayesian dosing for vancomycin

Help! My Two Vancomycin AUC Calculators Disagree

Calculators are supposed to make our lives easier, right? And of course they do, but (because there’s always a BUT) they’re not the end all, be all. You need to understand your input to understand your output, and this has never been more clear than when comparing recommended dosing regimens from 2 different vancomycin AUC calculators. Let tl;dr give you the scoop on how to evaluate the output from these tools so that you can make the best dosing judgments for your patients!

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyStephanie KujawskiOctober 19, 2026vancomycin pharmacokinetics AUC calculator, bayesian dosing for vancomycin, how to do vancomycin auc dosing, how do bayesian models work with vancomycin, are bayesian models for vancomycin accurate

The Complete (but Practical) Guide to Dosing Vancomycin Based on AUC/MIC Targets

So you thought you knew everything about vancomycin pharmacokinetics, calculations, and dosing, right? Tl;dr gave you the ultimate guide a couple of years ago, and that was the end of the story... Well, unfortunately (or fortunately for patients), there’s a new dosing scheme on the block that seeks to maximize efficacy and minimize toxicity. That’s right - it’s time for tl;dr to tackle vancomycin dosing by AUC/MIC. Let us get you up to speed on your pharmacy geometry!

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyStephanie KujawskiDecember 5, 2022vancomycin dosing by AUC, AUC area under the curve vancomycin, trapezoidal rule for vancomycin, new vancomycin dosing recommendations IDSA, bayesian dosing for vancomycin, vancomycin pharmacokinetics