Vancomycin AUC24/MIC (first-order, two-level)

AUC-guided vancomycin (ASHP/IDSA 2020, target AUC24/MIC 400-600) by the first-order two-level Sawchuk-Zaske method: k, half-life, extrapolated Cmax/Cmin, AUC24, and AUC24/MIC.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Peak level
30 mg/L
Peak draw time after infusion end
1 h
Trough level
10 mg/L
Trough draw time after infusion end
10 h
Infusion duration
1 h
Dosing interval
12 h
MIC
1 mg/L

Result: AUC24 ~453 mg*h/L, AUC24/MIC ~453 (within the 400-600 target).

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What you enter

  • Peak level
  • Peak draw time after infusion end
  • Trough level
  • Trough draw time after infusion end
  • Infusion duration
  • Dosing interval
  • MIC
How this is calculated

Rybak MJ, et al. ASHP/IDSA/PIDS/SIDP consensus. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2020;77(11):835-864 (AUC-guided vancomycin, target AUC24/MIC 400-600). First-order two-level (Sawchuk-Zaske) method, not Bayesian. Read the source ↗

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