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Drug

Vancomycin

Approved medicine
ResearchActive indication expansion
Also known as Firvanq, Tyzavan, Vancocin, Vancomicina+4 more

Firvanq, Tyzavan, Vancocin, Vancomicina, Vancomycine, Vancocin HCl, Vancomycin Hydrochloride, Vancomycinum.

16
Research papers
31
Active clinical trials
7
Regulatory events
Latest activity
beta

Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

Impact of Prophylactic Use of Irrisept Irrigation System for Spinal Instrumentation

Clinical trial2026-08-14Results expected Q2 2028 · ClinicalTrials.gov

DAPTO-SNAP: Daptomycin vs. Vancomycin for the Treatment of Methicillin Resistant S. Aureus Bacteremia

Clinical trial2026-07-17Results expected Q1 2027 · ClinicalTrials.gov

Profile

Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Vancomycin
Aliases & brands
FirvanqTyzavanVancocinVancomicinaVancomycineVancocin HClVancomycin HydrochlorideVancomycinum
RxNorm CUI
11124
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL262777
ATC codes
S01AA28A07AA09J01XA01
UNII
6Q205EH1VU
Regulatory jurisdictions
fda

Regulatory timeline

7 events

The complete regulatory record, grouped by authority — approvals, safety advisories and label changes. Each authority shows its most recent events; expand one to read its full history.

Earliest approval
2019-02-15
Latest approval
2025-06-27
Authorities
FDA
Total events
7
fdaU.S. Food and Drug Administration· 7 events
2026-08-18Label change
Label change: VANCOMYCIN (NDA211962)
Evidence ↗
2025-06-27Indication expansion
Indication expansion: VANCOMYCIN (NDA211962)
Evidence ↗
2025-06-26Label change
Label change: VANCOMYCIN (NDA211962)
Evidence ↗

Data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), public domain (CC0).

Clinical trials

197 trials

The current development programme across all trial phases — status mix, phase distribution and the late-stage studies shaping the evidence base.

Development programme
CLINICALTRIALS.GOV · LIVE REGISTRY
197
registered trials across all phases
LATEST COMPLETION 2026
31
Active studies
28
Recruiting
134
Late-stage (III+)
103
Completed
63
Discontinued
PHASE DISTRIBUTIONn = 197
Early Phase 12Phase 117Phase 1 / 26Phase 238Phase 2 / 37Phase 342Phase 457Phase N / A28

Late-stage studies

Phase III+ trials still open or recently active — where late-stage evidence is being generated.

Recent completions

Trials that read out recently, adding to the completed evidence base.

Research activity

16 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Publications over time
20022024
Most influential
Recent papers
Major research themes6
Clostridioides difficile2Anti-Bacterial Agents1Gastrointestinal Microbiome1Melanoma1Peritoneal Dialysis1Vancomycin1
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy4
  • The New England journal of medicine3
  • Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2
  • American journal of surgery1
  • Cancer discovery1
  • Clinical and translational science1
Leading researchers
  • Barriere SL2
  • Chambers HF2
  • Chesnel L2
  • Corey GR2
  • Cosgrove SE2
  • Friedland HD2
  • Gorbach S2
  • Hopkins A2
Leading institutions
free-text, unnormalised
  • University of Calgary3
  • University of California3
  • Academic Medical Center1
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital1
  • Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard1
  • Center for Microbiome Innovation1

Related diseases

1 conditions

Regulator-approved indications and conditions co-mentioned with this drug across the research literature. Number shows shared papers.

Active research areas

Related drugs

8 matches

Drugs sharing diseases, protein targets and literature with this one. Ranked by graph evidence (shared targets + diseases weighted above co-mentions).

Studied across 4 of the same disease areas as Vancomycin in the shared literature.

4 shared diseases1 shared paper

Studied across 4 of the same disease areas as Vancomycin in the shared literature.

4 shared diseases1 shared paper

Studied across 3 of the same disease areas as Vancomycin in the shared literature.

3 shared diseases1 shared paper

Studied across 3 of the same disease areas as Vancomycin in the shared literature.

3 shared diseases1 shared paper

Studied across 3 of the same disease areas as Vancomycin in the shared literature.

3 shared diseases1 shared paper

Studied across 3 of the same disease areas as Vancomycin in the shared literature.

3 shared diseases1 shared paper

Studied across 3 of the same disease areas as Vancomycin in the shared literature.

3 shared diseases1 shared paper

Studied across 2 of the same disease areas as Vancomycin in the shared literature.

2 shared diseases1 shared paper
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • ChEMBL (EMBL-EBI) & UniProt — pharmacology and targets
  • Europe PMC — research literature
  • ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trials
  • Regulatory event sources are credited in the Regulatory Timeline above.