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Medicines daptomycinQuestion & answer

daptomycin · Medicine question

Is Cubicin (daptomycin) compatible with glucose-containing solutions?

iatroX medicinesPublished 8 November 2026

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Answer

Cubicin (daptomycin) is not physically or chemically compatible with glucose-containing solutions.

Sources for this answer

Cubicin powder for concentrate for solution for injection or infusionMerck Sharp & Dohme (UK) Limited · emc · SmPC §6.2 Incompatibilities · Version 26Document updated 19 November 2021

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