Gentamicin + dexamethasone (combination preparation)

Generic name
Gentamicin + dexamethasone (combination preparation)
Brand name
ATC Code
S01CA01

Gentamicin + dexamethasone (combination preparation)

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
    • 1 month up to 18 years
      • 1 drop(s)/dose 4-6x daily.
      • Duration of treatment:

        Use for a maximum of 14 days

      • Application after intraocular procedures.

        Treatment by or after consulting a paediatric specialist (paediatric ophthalmologist) who has experience of using gentamicin-dexamethasone eye drops.
        No studies have been carried out into ocular application of gentamycin + dexamethasone in children.

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

No information is present at this moment.

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

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENTS AND ANTIINFECTIVES IN COMBINATION

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

Corticosteroids and antiinfectives in combination
S01CA01
S01CA03

Reference

  1. Rademaker C.M.A. et al, Geneesmiddelen-Formularium voor Kinderen, 2008

Changes

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring


Overdose