Teicoplanin Injection 200 & 400 mg

Tell doctor or nurse straight away, if  any of the following serious side effects are noticed 

Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)

• swelling and clotting in a vein
• difficulty in breathing or wheezing (bronchospasm)
• getting more infections than usual – these could be signs of a decrease in your blood cell count

Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data)

• lack of white blood cells – the signs may include: fever, severe chills, sore throat or mouth ulcers (agranulocytosis)
• kidney problems or changes in the way your kidneys work – shown in tests
• epileptic fits

Other side effects

Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people)

• Rash, erythema, pruritus
• Pain
• Fever

Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)

• decrease in platelet count.
• raised blood levels of liver enzymes
• raised in blood levels of creatinine (to monitor your kidney)
• hearing loss, ringing in the ears or a feeling that you, or things around you are moving
• feeling or being sick (vomiting), diarrhoea
• feeling dizzy or headache

Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)

• infection (abcess).

Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data)

• problems where the injection was given – such as reddening of the skin, pain or swelling