16th May 2025

You are working as the medical SHO overnight at a busy DGH, and are called by nursing staff who are querying the timing and administration of antibiotics for a patient.

You are working as the medical SHO overnight at a busy DGH, and are called by nursing staff who are querying the timing and administration of antibiotics for a patient. On review, the patient is on a course of vancomycin for osteomyelitis, and is due to have a vancomycin level checked around their next dose. 

What timing should the vancomycin level be taken at?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.