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News on Cubicin (daptomycin)

Cubist 3Q net income rises as Cubicin sales grow - BusinessWeek

Cubist 3Q net income rises as Cubicin sales growBusinessWeekCubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday that its third-quarter net income grew 23 percent as sales of its antibiotic Cubicin increased. ...UPADTE 1-Cubist Q3 sales misses Street, narrows FY rev outlookReutersCubist Pharmaceuticals 3Q EPS ReportBenzingaCubist Pharmaceuticals 3Q10 Total Net Revenues Up 13% to $162.1 MillionMarketWatch (press release)Pharmaceutical Business Review�-Healthcare Digital (press release)�-San Francisco Chronicleall 48 news articles��

Cubist Prices $400M Notes Offering - Xconomy

Cubist Prices $400M Notes OfferingXconomyCubist Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CBST), a Lexington, MA-based provider of acute care drugs such as the antibiotic daptomycin (Cubicin), said in a press ...Biotech Losers: Cubist Pharma, LexiconTheStreet.comEarnings Up in Cubist's 3QMorningstar.comCubist makes $250M notes offerMass High TechTradersHuddle.comall 50 news articles��

Cubist Pharmaceuticals to Present at November Investor Conferences - MarketWatch (press release)

Cubist Pharmaceuticals to Present at November Investor ConferencesMarketWatch (press release)In the US, Cubist markets CUBICIN(R) (daptomycin for injection), the first antibiotic in a class of anti-infectives called lipopeptides. ...and more��

Activity Against MRSA is the Most Important Attribute Influencing Surveyed ... - Kansas City Star

Activity Against MRSA is the Most Important Attribute Influencing Surveyed ...Kansas City Star... Infections also finds that the success of Pfizer's Zyvox and Cubist's Cubicin is driven strongly by these agents' excellent activity against MRSA. ...and more��

Cubicin (daptomycin)

Last updated on: Jan 24, 2007

Brand Name:	Cubicin
Active Ingredient:	daptomycin
Strength(s):	50 mg/ml
Dosage Form(s):	Injection
Company Name:	Cubist Pharmaceuticals
Availability:	Prescription only
*Date Approved by the FDA:	September 12, 2003
*Approval by FDA does not mean that the drug is available for consumers at this time. This information is provided by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. For more information about this drug, click here.

What is Cubicin used for?

Cubicin is an antibiotic medicine used in adults to treat complicated skin infections caused by certain strains of bacteria. Cubicin is given by an intravenous infusion (I.V.) into a vein. Cubicin is not for the treatment of pneumonia. Cubicin has not been studied in children under 18 years of age.

Who should not be treated with Cubicin?

Do not use Cubicin if you are allergic to Cubicin or any of its ingredients.

Special Warnings with Cubicin:

Cubicin may cause serious muscle damage. Your doctor may do blood tests to check for muscle damage while you are on Cubicin. If you get muscle pain or weakness, especially in your arms or legs, while on Cubicin, tell your doctor right away.

Cubicin may affect nerve conduction. Tell your doctor if you get tingling, numbness, burning, increased sensitivity, weakness or any unusual feelings in your body while on Cubicin.

Cubicin, like other antibiotic medicines may cause pseudomembranous colitis, an overgrowth of other bacteria in your colon. Tell your doctor right away if you get diarrhea.

What should I tell my health care provider?

Tell your health care provider if you:

have or had kidney problems
are pregnant, are trying to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding

Tell your health care provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Cubicin and other medicines may affect each other, causing serious side effects. Especially tell your health care provider if you take:

tobramycin, another antibiotic
warfarin (Coumadin), a blood thinner
medicines called HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, which lower cholesterol

What are some possible side effects of Cubicin (This list is NOT a complete list of side effects reported with Cubicin. Your health care provider can discuss with you a more complete list of side effects.)

Some common side effects with Cubicin include: