glycopeptide antibiotic

Vancomycin

US: FDA-approvedEU: Not on the registerUK: AuthorisedCA: AuthorisedAU: RegisteredCH: AuthorisedBR: RegistadoRS: AuthorisedSG: RegisteredTR: Ruhsatli

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Vancomycin is authorised or registered in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, Brazil, Serbia, Singapore and Turkey: 9 of the 10 registers read. Highest trial phase: Phase 4 (after approval). It has 738 registered trials, 132 of them running. Brand names on the FDA label register: Vancomycin Hydrochloride, Vancomycin, Vancomycin Hydrochloride For Oral Solution and Firvanq.

RegulatorTrial register10 regulators' registers, read 2026-08-31 to 2026-10-03 · ClinicalTrials.gov and EU CTIS, read 2026-10-03

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Registered trials738Trial register ClinicalTrials.gov and EU CTIS
Running now132Trial register recruiting, active or enrolling
Results posted149Trial register with results on the register
Stopped early14%Trial register all peptides: 10%

738 trials by status

Trial register
Running 132Completed 347Stopped early 103Status unknown 114Other or not stated 42

ClinicalTrials.gov and EU CTIS · read 2026-10-03 · 149 trials have posted results

Trials first submitted per year

Trial register

ClinicalTrials.gov first-submitted date, last 10 years · read 2026-10-03. 2026 is not complete. 368 trials carry no first-submitted date (EU CTIS publishes none, or the year is outside this range).

Status by jurisdiction

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Authorised or registeredNot on the register, or withdrawnNot read yet, or status unknown
WhereStatusRegisterRead
United StatesFDA-approvedFDA, openfda2026-10-03
European UnionNot on the registerEMA, ema2026-08-31
United KingdomAuthorisedMHRA, uk-mhra2026-10-03
CanadaAuthorisedHealth Canada, ca-dpd2026-10-03
AustraliaRegisteredTGA, au-artg2026-10-03
SwitzerlandAuthorisedSwissmedic, ch-swissmedic2026-10-03
BrazilRegistadoANVISA, br-anvisa2026-10-03
SerbiaAuthorisedALIMS, rs-alims2026-09-03
SingaporeRegisteredHSA, sg-hsa2026-09-03
TurkeyRuhsatliTITCK, tr-titck2026-09-03

An EU decision applies in the 30 territories the EU register covers: its member states, and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. A dashed tile has no register read for this peptide.

Side effects

Trial register
5 placebo-controlled trials · 610 people on Vancomycin · grey is placebo
Cough16.1% 12.3%
Headache5.8% 6.4%
Nausea5% 5.3%
Pyrexia5% 4.4%
Diarrhoea4.7% 4.8%
ClinicalTrials.gov posted results · read 2026-10-03All side effects

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REGISTERED TRIALS

Newest 10 of 738 trials

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NCT02764359
Study of Obese Patients Comparing Two Vancomycin Loading Dose Regimens
completed · register updated 2026-10-01
2025-520452-28-00
Fecal microbiota transfer for the secondary prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections in premenopausal women: a phase II tr
no status recorded · register updated 2026-09-30
NCT03765567
Placement of Antibiotic Powder in Wounds During the Emergency Room
currently recruiting participants · register updated 2026-09-30
NCT04731025
Local Antibiotics for Breast Implants
running, but no longer enrolling · register updated 2026-09-29
NCT05539729
Vancomycin Study in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
currently recruiting participants · register updated 2026-09-28
2024-510921-25-00
Antibiotic Impregnated Bone Graft to reduce infection in hip replacement - the ABOGRAFT trial
no status recorded · register updated 2026-09-25
NCT06772675
Vancomycin Reduction Practices (VRP) in the NICU
currently recruiting participants · register updated 2026-09-24
NCT07328971
Vancomycin Taper to Prevent Recurrent Clostridioides Difficile
currently recruiting participants · register updated 2026-09-23
NCT06426836
Pediatric Antibiotic Dosing in Extracorporal Membrane Oxygenation (PADECMO)
currently recruiting participants · register updated 2026-09-21
2026-525632-41-00
Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Effectiveness and Safety of Fecal Microbiota Transfer for VRE Eradication in Immunocompr
no status recorded · register updated 2026-09-18

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