Category: Antibiotics and Anti Inefectives Each vial contains: Antibiotics and Anti Inefectives Quality Specification: Chromatographic Purity - NLT 99.5% Pack Size: 2ml,30 ml vial
| Composition : | 20mg/2ml, 40mg/1ml, 80mg/2ml, 400mg/10ml,1200mg/30ml | | Gentamicin: | Potent antibiotic having a broader spectrum of action against a wide variety of bacterial infections. | | Indications : | Valuable in critically ill patients, with impaired host defence, burns, urinary tract infections, lung abscesses, osteomyelitis, middle ear infection, septicaemia, meningitis caused by gram negative bacilli. | | Dosage : | 3-5 mg/kg body wt IM or IV daily in 3 divided doses for 7 to 10 days, 25-50 mg/kg/day | | Contra-Indications: | 25-50 mg/kg/day. | | Contra-indications :- | Uraemia, severe renal function impairment; pregnancy, neonatals (except in life threatening situations) | | Special Precautions: | Dose of gentamicin must be precisely calculated according to body wt and level of renal function. | | Paediatrics : | Reduced dose necessary. | | Elderty: | Reduced dose may be necessary due to adverse effects. | | Side Effects: | Irreversible ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity headache, rashes, thrombocytopenia and joint pain. | | Drug Interactions : | Increased incidence of toxicity when combined with ethacrynic acid, risk of loss of hearing/kidney failure. Cephalosporins, hydrocortisone & indomethacin potentiate nephrotoxicity, neuro-muscular blocking agents. | | Purity : | Not less than 99%. | |  | |  |