Cubicin, Cubicin RF and Depo-Medrol injection

• Generic Name: daptomycin
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Cubicin, Cubicin RF

Treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections caused by susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant S. aureus [MRSA; also known as oxacillin-resistant S. aureus or ORSA]), Streptococcus pyogenes (group A β-hemolytic streptococci, GAS), S. agalactiae (group B streptococci, GBS), S. dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis, and Enterococcus faecalis (vancomycin-susceptible strains only).

Bacteremia and Endocarditis

Treatment of bacteremia (blood stream infection) caused by susceptible S. aureus (including MRSA).

Also used for treatment of S. aureus bacteremia in patients with right-sided infective endocarditis. Efficacy not established in patients with left-sided infective endocarditis caused by S. aureus; limited data suggest a poor outcome in such patients despite daptomycin treatment.

Not studied in patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis.

• Generic Name: methylprednisolone
• Dosage Forms: injection, suspension
• Other Brand Names: A-methapred, Depo-Medrol, Solu-Medrol, Medrol, Medrol Dosepak, MethylPREDNISolone Dose Pack

Depo-Medrol is a steroid that prevents the release of substances in the body that cause inflammation.

Depo-Medrol is used to treat many different inflammatory conditions such as arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, ulcerative colitis, allergic disorders, gland (endocrine) disorders, and conditions that affect the skin, eyes, lungs, stomach, nervous system, or blood cells.

Depo-Medrol may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.