Application:

* As an antibiotic (glycopeptide)

* As an alternative to vancomycin in serious infections caused by gram-positive bacteria that do not respond to other drugs.

* As an alternative to vancomycin/metronidazole in colitis along with antibiotic consumption

* in complicated skin and soft tissue, joints, bones, and complicated urinary tract infections

* Use in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis or peritonitis

* Prevention of MRSA infection in orthopedic surgeries

* As oral treatment for Clostridium difficile infection related to diarrhea and colitis