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Table 1 Daptomycin dosing in accordance with patient weight

From: Daptomycin versus placebo as an adjunct to beta-lactam therapy in the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Daptomycin dosing 6 mg/kg body weight

Weight (kg)

Daptomycin dose (mg)

38–45

250

46–54

300

55–62

350

63–70

400

71–79

450

80–87

500

88–95

550

96–104

600

105–112

650

113–120

700

121–129

750

130–137

800

138–145

850

More than 145

900