Due to the low level of resistance observed with daptomycin, this antibiotic has an important place in the treatment of severe Gram-positive infections. It is the first in class of the group of calcium-dependent, membrane binding lipopeptide. It is a cyclic peptide constituted of 13 amino acids and a n-decanoyl fatty acid chain. The antibacterial action of daptomycin requires its complexation with calcium.Daptomycin is not absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and needs to be administered parenterally. The distribution of daptomycin is limited (volume of distribution of 0.1 L/kg in healthy volunteers) due to its negative charge at physiological pH and its high binding to plasma proteins (about 90%). Its elimination is mainly renal, with about 50% of the dose excreted unchanged in the urine, justifying dosage adjustment for patients with renal insufficiency. Pharmacokinetics of daptomycin is altered under certain pathophysiological conditions, resulting in high inter-individual variability. As a result, therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of daptomycin may be of interest for certain patients such as intensive care unit (ICU) patients, patients with renal or hepatic insufficiency, dialysis patients, obese patients or children. A target for the ratio of the area under the curve to the minimum inhibitory concentration (AUC/MIC) greater than 666 is usually recommended for clinical efficacy, whereas in order to limit the risk of undesirable muscular effects the residual concentration (Cmin) should not exceed 24.3 mg/L.