Tobramycin

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

It should be used only as a reserve alternative to gentamycin. Infections caused by Pseudomonas and Proteus.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. Severe renal impairment. Pregnancy and lactation.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Preexisting renal and auditory or vestibular impairment. Myastheniagravis, parkinsonism. Neonates and elderly.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Neurotoxicity, on both the vestibular and auditory branches of the eighth nerve, Nephrotoxicity, granulocytopenia and thrombocytopenia, fever, rash, exfoliative dermatitis, itching, urticaria, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache. Electrolyte imbalances, purpura, encephalopathy, convulsions, mental depression. Ocular toxicity and hypersensitivity including itching and swelling and conjuctival erythema after local application.

Drug Category/Class

  • Aminoglycosides
  • Antibiotics
  • Antiinfectives
  • Aminoglycoside Antibacterials
  • Ophthalmologicals
  • Sensory Organs
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antibacterials for Systemic Use
  • Antiinfectives for Systemic Use
  • Other aminoglycosides
  • Antibiotics
Prescribed For the treatment of pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections. Also being investigated for use in the treatment of sinus infections.
Weight :467.5145
Structure Tobramycin
Generic Drug Tobramycin prescribed For the treatment of pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections. Also being investigated for use in the treatment of sinus infections.
Formula

C18H37N5O9

Tobramycin has 86 Brands listed


Anatob (80 mg)Bactob (80 mg)
Cobex (Eye)Eltol (80 mg)
Fytobra (80 mg)Ibrex (Eye) (5 ml)
Intob (Eye) (10 ml)Mdas (Eye)
Mytobra (80 mg)Nebracin (10 mg)
Nebracin (Eye) (5 ml)Nebracin Ointment
Nilconeg (80 mg)Nutob (Eye) (10 ml)
Obra (Eye) (3 gm)Obra (Eye) (5 ml)
Ocutob (Eye) (5 ml)Supratob (Eye) (5 ml)
Switob (E E) (10 ml)T M C (Eye) (5 ml)
T Mycin (40 mg)Tabmin
TCN (Eye) (5 ml)TDX P (Eye) (5 gm)
TMC (40 mg)TMC (Eye) (5 ml)
Tob (80 mg)Tob Clear (Eye) (10 ml)
Toba (Eye) (5 ml)Tobacin (20 mg)
Tobacin (40 mg)Tobacin (60 mg)
Tobacin (80 mg)Tobacin (Eye) (5 ml)
Tobaking (20 mg)Tobaking (80 mg)
Tobamist (300 mg)Tobanac (80 mg)
Tobariv (Eye) (5 ml)Tobasafe (Eye) (5 ml)
Tobax (20 mg)Tobax (60 mg)
Tobax (80 mg)Tobex (20 mg)
Tobex (80 mg)Tobex (80 mg) (Merkury)
Tobey (80 mg)Tobi (Eye) (3 gm)
Tobi (Eye) (5 ml)Tobo (80 mg)
Tobra (80 mg)Tobra (E E) (10 ml)
Tobra Forte (80 mg)Tobracad (E E) (5 ml)
Tobracid (Eye) (3 gm)Tobracid (Eye) (5 ml)
Tobrafil (Eye) (5 ml)Tobram (Eye) (5 gm)
Tobramycin (60 mg)Tobran (40 mg)
Tobraneg (20 mg)Tobraneg (60 mg)
Tobraneg (80 mg)Tobrasulf (60 mg)
Tobrasulf (80 mg)Tobrawal (E E) (5 ml)
Tobreb (80 mg)Tobreb (Eye) (5 ml)
Tobrop (Eye) (5 ml)Tobson (40 mg)
Tobson (Eye) (5 ml)Tobzy (Eye) (10 ml)
Tocin (80 mg)Tocin (Eye) (5 ml)
Tocin D (Eye) (5 gm)Tojawa (Eye) (3 gm)
Tomin (80 mg)Toracin (40 mg)
Toracin (80 mg)Toram (Eye) (5 ml)
Torus (80 mg)Tozen (Eye) (5 ml)
Tromacyn (Eye) (3.5 gm)Tromacyn (Eye) (5 ml)
Turbo (80 mg)Tycin (80 mg)

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