Gensumycin
Gensumycin is an antibiotic used in hospitals to treat severe, life-threatening infections.
Form
injektioneste, liuos
Strength
40 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Gentamicin sulfate
Manufacturer
Amdipharm Limited
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will determine the correct dose for you.
Method
This medicine is given as an injection into a vein or muscle.
Important
Your doctor will determine your maximum daily dose.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Rash
- •Itching
- •Hearing problems and inner ear damage (with nausea, dizziness, balance issues)
- •Kidney problems (protein in urine, increased creatinine and urea in blood)
RARE
- •Hives
- •Abnormal liver values (found in blood tests)
- •Anemia
- •Headache
- •Unusually low blood pressure
- •Kidney dysfunction
- •Low magnesium in blood (with long-term treatment)
- •Acute kidney failure
- •High phosphate and amino acid levels in urine
- •Nerve damage outside the brain
- •Seizures
- •Symptoms of central nervous system damage (such as confusion, tiredness, depression, hallucinations)
- •Temporary or permanent hearing loss, deafness
- •Severe allergic reaction (hypersensitivity)
- •Kidney toxicity
- •Infection by other bacteria resistant to gentamicin
- •Diarrhea (possibly with bloody stools and/or stomach cramps)
- •Severe allergic skin and mucous membrane reaction (with blisters, redness, potentially life-threatening conditions like Stevens-Johnson syndrome)
- •Changes in blood count (found in blood tests)
Important Warnings
- Do not use Gensumycin if you are allergic to gentamicin, other similar antibiotics (aminoglycosides), or any other ingredients in this medicine.
- This injection should not be given into the brain to newborns or infants under 1 year old.
- Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have severe diarrhea.
- Be careful if you have any muscle weakness or myasthenia gravis (a condition causing muscle weakness).
- Be careful if you have or have had harmful effects on your ears (ototoxicity), such as ringing in the ears, dizziness, or hearing loss.
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- Tell your doctor if you or someone on your mother's side of the family has a mitochondrial disease or hearing loss caused by antibiotics, as this may increase the risk of hearing problems.
- Not recommended during pregnancy as it may harm the baby.
- Not recommended during breastfeeding as small amounts may pass into breast milk.
- This medicine may cause dizziness and lightheadedness. Avoid driving or operating machinery if you experience these symptoms.
- Tell your doctor or nurse about all other medicines you are taking, including over-the-counter ones.
- This medicine contains a high amount of sodium, which is important to consider if you are on a low-salt diet.