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Yes, Vancomycin is to be reconstituted with 10ml water for injection and then diluted to 5mg/ml or 500mg/100ml with either glucose 5% or sodium Chloride (Normal Saline). Drug is to be then administered over at least 60 min for 500mg doses or 2 hours for 1g doses.

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