Gentamicin In Saline

• Amikacin Sulfate
• Arikayce
• Bethkis
• Gentamicin in Saline
• Gentamicin Sulfate
• Humatin
• Kanamycin Sulfate
• Kitabis Pak
• Neo-Fradin
• Neomycin Sulfate
• Paromomycin Sulfate
• Streptomycin Sulfate
• Tobi
• Tobi Podhaler
• Tobramycin
• Tobramycin Pak
• Tobramycin Sulfate
• Tobramycin Sulfate in Saline
• Zemdri

• Injectable

• By injection

Never share your medicine with anyone.

Your doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given. This medicine is given as a shot into a muscle or into a vein.

A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine. It may also be given by a home health caregiver.

You may be taught how to give your medicine at home. Make sure you understand all instructions before giving yourself an injection. Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to.

Use a new needle and syringe each time you inject your medicine.

Drink extra fluids so you will pass more urine while you are using this medicine. This will keep your kidneys working well and help prevent kidney problems.

You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to gentamicin or to similar medicines such as neomycin, kanamycin (Kantrex®), amikacin, or tobramycin. You should not use this medicine if you are pregnant.

Yellow skin or eyes

Trouble hearing, ringing or buzzing in the ears

Seizures

Skin tingling, or numbness in the hands, arms, legs, or feet

Some side effects listed below may happen after you stop using this medicine.

Make sure any doctor or dentist who treats you knows that you are using this medicine.

Your doctor will need to check your progress at regular visits while you are using this medicine. Be sure to keep all appointments.

Make sure your doctor knows if you are breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, myasthenia gravis, congestive heart failure, blood problems, or are allergic to sulfites.

Using this medicine while you are pregnant can harm your unborn baby. Use an effective form of birth control to keep from getting pregnant. If you think you have become pregnant while using the medicine, tell your doctor right away.

Make sure any doctor or dentist who treats you knows that you are using this medicine.

Your doctor will need to check your progress at regular visits while you are using this medicine. Be sure to keep all appointments.

Make sure your doctor knows if you are breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, myasthenia gravis, congestive heart failure, blood problems, or are allergic to sulfites.

Make sure your doctor knows if you are also using cisplatin (Platinol®), other antibiotics, or diuretics ("water pills") such as furosemide, Edecrin®, Lasix®, Norvasc®.

Some side effects listed below may happen after you stop using this medicine.

• Trouble hearing, ringing or buzzing in the ears
• Muscle twitching, spasms, or weakness
• Skin tingling, or numbness in the hands, arms, legs, or feet
• Dizziness, trouble standing or walking
• Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in face or hands, swelling or tingling in the mouth or throat, tightness in chest, trouble breathing
• Seizures
• Decrease in how much or how often you urinate
• Dark-colored urine or pale stools
• Yellow skin or eyes
• Pain, swelling, or redness where the shot is given