Methods for administration of antibiotics
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1. A method for administering daptomycin, comprising the step of administering to a human patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of daptomycin in a dose of at least 3 mg/kg of daptomycin at a dosage interval that minimizes skeletal muscle toxicity, wherein the daptomycin dose is repeatedly administered at a dosage interval of once every 48 hours to once weekly.
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Abstract
The invention provides methods for administering a therapeutically effective amount of daptomycin while minimizing skeletal muscle toxicity. The methods provide daptomycin administration at a dosing interval of 24 hours or greater. This long dosing interval minimizes skeletal muscle toxicity and allows for higher peak concentrations of daptomycin, which is related to daptomycin'"'"'s efficacy. The invention also provides methods of administering lipopeptide antibiotics other than daptomycin while minimizing skeletal muscle toxicity by administering a therapeutically effective amount of the lipopeptide antibiotic at a dosage interval that does not result in muscle toxicity. The invention also provides methods of administering quinupristin/dalfopristin while minimizing skeletal muscle toxicity by administering a therapeutically effective amount of quinupristin/dalfopristin at a dosage interval that dos not result in muscle toxicity.
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- 1. A method for administering daptomycin, comprising the step of administering to a human patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of daptomycin in a dose of at least 3 mg/kg of daptomycin at a dosage interval that minimizes skeletal muscle toxicity, wherein the daptomycin dose is repeatedly administered at a dosage interval of once every 48 hours to once weekly.
- 27. A method for treating or eradicating a bacterial infection in a human patient in need thereof, comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of daptomycin in a dose of 3 to 75 mg/kg to the patient at a dosage interval that minimizes skeletal muscle toxicity, wherein the daptomycin dose is repeatedly administered at a dosage interval of once every 48 hours to once weekly, until said bacterial infection is treated or eradicated.
- 47. A method for administering daptomycin, comprising the step of administering to a human patient in need thereof a tharapeutically effective amount of daptomycin in a dose of at least 3 mg/kg of daptomycin at a dosage interval that minimizes skeletal muscle toxicity, wherein the dose is repeatedly administered at a dosage interval of once every 48 hours.
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