Seroquel XR and Vancomycin Hydrochloride

• Generic Name: quetiapine
• Dosage Forms: tablet, extended release
• Other Brand Names: Seroquel, Seroquel XR

Seroquel XR is an antipsychotic medicine that is used to treat schizophrenia in adults and children who are at least 13 years old.

Seroquel XR is used to treat bipolar disorder (manic depression) in adults and children who are at least 10 years old.

Seroquel XR is also used together with antidepressant medications to treat major depressive disorder in adults.

Seroquel XR may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: vancomycin
• Dosage Forms: injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution
• Other Brand Names:

  FIRST-Vancomycin, Vancocin HCl Pulvules, First-Vancomycin 25, First-Vancomycin 50, Firvanq, Vancocin, First-Vancomycin 25, First-Vancomycin 50

Vancomycin is an antibiotic. When taken by mouth it fights bacteria in the intestines.

Vancomycin is used to treat an infection of the intestines caused by Clostridium difficile, which can cause watery or bloody diarrhea. It is also used to treat staph infections that can cause inflammation of the colon and small intestines.

Oral vancomycin works only in the intestines. This medicine is not normally absorbed into the body and will not treat other types of infection. An injection form of this medication is available to treat serious infections in other parts of the body.

Vancomycin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.