Gentamicin, ocular application

Generic name
Gentamicin, ocular application
Brand name
ATC Code
S01AA11
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Gentamicin, ocular application

Dosages
Side effects in children
Warnings & precautions in children
Contra-indications in children

Interactions
PK
Renal impairment
References

Pharmacokinetics in children

No information

dose recommendation of formulary compared to licensed use (on-label versus off-label)

No information is present at this moment.

Available formulations

No information is present at this moment.

Dosages

Eye infections
  • Ocular
    • Eye drops, solution
      • 0 years up to 18 years
        [2] [3]
        • 1 drop(s)/dose 4-6x daily.
        • Duration of treatment:

          Maximum 14 days.

        • In serious cases, apply drops every 1 to 2 hours
          Use in combination with prednisolone forte after intraocular procedures.

          Treatment by or after consulting a paediatric specialist (paediatric ophthalmologist) who has experience of using gentamicin eye drops.

    • Eye salve
      • 0 years up to 18 years
        [4]

        • Insert a strand of ointment approx. 0.5 to 1 cm long (corresponds to 0.05-0.1 mg gentamicin) into the conjunctival sac of the diseased eye 2 to 3 times a day.

Renal impaiment in children > 3 months

No information available on dose adjustment in renal impairment.

The complete list of all undesirable drug reactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Side effects in children

The safetyprofile in children does not differ from the safetyprofile in adults. [SmPC InfectoGenta® Augensalbe]

The complete list of all contra-indications can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Contra-indications

No information available on specific contra indications in children.

The complete list of all warnings and precautions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Warnings & precautions in children

Risk of sensitization and crossover resistance with other aminoglycosides.

Interactions

The complete list of all interactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

ANTIINFECTIVES

This pages provides a list of drugs from the same ATC class for comparison. This does not necessarily mean that these drugs are interchangeable.

Antibiotics
S01AA26
S01AA24
S01AA12
Antivirals
S01AD03
ANTIBIOTICS
S01AA26
S01AA24
S01AA12
ANTIVIRALS
S01AD03
Fluoroquinolones
S01AE07
S01AE01

References

  1. Rademaker C.M.A. et al, Geneesmiddelen-Formularium voor Kinderen, 2007
  2. Furth van AM et al, Werkboek Infectieziekten bij Kinderen, VU Uitgeverij, 2008
  3. Ursapharm Benelux BV.. , SPC Gentamicine-POS oogdruppels (RVG 17832) 25-10-2011, www.cbg-meb.nl
  4. InfectoPharm, SmPC InfectoGenta® Augensalbe 0,3 % (6102522.00.00), 02/2014

Changes

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