GENTICYN Drops

SPECIFICATION

7.5ML

GENERIC

Gentamicin

About

Gentamicin is a sterile, preserved, aqueous solution used as eye/ear drops. The active ingredient Gentamicin is an antibiotic. Gentamicin is used in adults and children to kill bacteria which cause infection .

Indication

It is used for the management of infection in injured eye and ear.

Side Effects

Eye : Transient irritation . Superinfection . Blurred vision ; Ear : Transient irritation . Superinfection.

Drug Interactions

Tell your doctor if you are taking, or have recently taken, or might take any other medicines including those obtained without a prescription. In particular: Cephalosporins(antibiotics), amphotericin(used to treat fungal infection), Cisplatin (used in anti-cancer therapy) or ciclosporin (used to stop the body rejecting bone marrow or organ transplants) which may increase the risk of kidney damage ; Diuretic medicines such as ethacrynic acid (used in the treatment of high blood pressure and swelling) and furosemide(used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and swelling) which may increase the risk of ear damage ; Curare-type muscle relaxants ; Caution is advised when the drops are used with other aminoglycoside antibiotics given by injection.

When not to Use

Do not use Gentamicin if : you are allergic to Gentamicin or any of the other ingredients of this medicine , You have or suspect you have a burst ear drum, if you are being treated for a problem with your ear , You suffer from myasthenia gravis, a disease causing muscle weakness.

Precaution

The drops must not be used in the ear if the ear drum is damaged in any way. Your doctor will check the condition of the ear drum before prescribing the drops.