Category: Antibiotics and Anti Inefectives
| 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. |
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