Answer
The reconstituted solution is licensed for oral use as an alternative treatment for C. difficile-associated diarrhoea and colitis. Oral teicoplanin is not absorbed sufficiently to treat infections elsewhere in the body.
Sources for this answer
- Teicoplanin 400 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection/ infusion or oral solution — Current selected SmPCemc · Summary of Product Characteristics
- Targocid 200mg — Current selected SmPCemc · Summary of Product Characteristics
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