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Medicines daptomycinQuestion & answer

daptomycin · Medicine question

What is known about daptomycin's effects on fertility?

iatroX medicinesPublished 8 November 2026

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Answer

No clinical fertility data are available for daptomycin, but animal studies do not indicate direct or indirect harmful effects on fertility.

Sources for this answer

Cubicin powder for concentrate for solution for injection or infusionMerck Sharp & Dohme (UK) Limited · emc · SmPC §4.6 Fertility, pregnancy and lactation · Version 26Document updated 19 November 2021

Sources checked 8 November 2026

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