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Amikacin
Amikacin
ILUSTRICIMO
DCLC
NCM 104
June 8, 2010
BRAND NAME
AMIKACIN AMIKIN
DRUG CLASS
ACTION
AMINOGLYCO It kills
-SIDES
bacteria
primarily by
inhibiting
protein
synthesis.
INDICATION
CONTRAINDICATION
Use primarily
none
against gram(-)
microorganisms
that cause UTI ,
meningitis,
wound infxn, and
life threatening
septicemias.
(E.g.
Acinetobacter,
citrobacter,
Enterobacter,
E.coli, Klebsiella,
Providencia,
Pseudomonas,
Salmonella and
Shigella).
S/E
Ototoxic
(dizziness,
tinnitus, and
progressive
hearing loss)
Nephrotoxic
(inc. BUN and
CREA., dec.
UO or specific
gravity)
NSG.
CONSIDERATIO
NS