Neomycin Drug: Indication, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effect , Storage, Category Type and corresponding Brands - www.genericdrugscan.com
Neomycin
Drug Status in USA : ApprovedDrug Status in Canada : Approved
Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?
Orally used for bacterial diarrhoeas and dysentery. Preparation of bowel before surgery. Hepatic coma. Topically for infected wound, ulcers, burn, external ear infections, conjunctivitis.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 patientHypersensitivity. Renal impairment. Pregnancy and lactation.
Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication
Prolonged use can induce malabsorption syndrome with diarrhoea and steatorrhoea. It decreases absorption of digoxin, bile acid reabsorption and lowers plasma cholesterol levels. Due to marked suppression of gut flora, super infection by Candida can occur.What are possible side effects of this medication ?
Ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity.Drug Category/Class
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
- Aminoglycosides
- Antibiotics
- Blood and Blood Forming Organs
- Respiratory System
- Ophthalmologicals
- Sensory Organs
- Throat Preparations
- Antibacterials for Systemic Use
- Antiinfectives for Systemic Use
- Stomatological Preparations
- Dermatologicals
- Blood Substitutes and Perfusion Solutions
- Irrigating Solutions
- Antiinfectives
| Prescribed | Topical uses include treatment for superficial eye infections caused by susceptible bacteria (used in combination with other antiinfectives), treat... |
| Weight : | 614.6437 |
| Structure | Neomycin |
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| Formula | C23H46N6O13 |
Neomycin has 8 Brands listed
| Neocin (350 mg) | Neocin Hyper (500 mg) |
| Neomicin Sulphate (10 gm) | Neomycin (350 mg) |
| Neomycin (500 mg) | Neomycin Sulphate (350 mg) |
| Neosmin (5 ml) | Nepozin (5 gm) |