Streptomycin Sulphate

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Plaque, tuberculosis, tularaemia, sub acute bacterial endocarditis, meningitis, brucellosis. Mycobacterium avium complex infections.

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. Pregnancy. Severe renal damage.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Renal impairment. Lactation and premature infants.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Giddiness, vertigo, tinnitus, ataxia, hypersensitivity reactions, ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity. Aplastic anaemia and agranulocytosis.

Drug Category/Class

Streptomycin Sulphate has 10 Brands listed


Ambistryn S (1000 mg)Ambistryn S (750 mg)
Cipstryn (1000 mg)Cipstryn (750 mg)
Isos (1000 mg)Isos (750 mg)
Merstrep (1000 mg)Streptomycin (1000 mg)
Streptomycin (5000 mg)Streptomycin (750 mg)

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