Antibacterial
Generic Name: Gentamicin Sulfate
Brand Name: GENTAM
Format : Solution for Injection
Formulation :
Each ampoule contains:
Gentamicin Sulfate | 40 mg/mL |
Indication:
Used for the treatment of severe systemic infections due to sensitive Gram-negative and other organisms. Such infections include biliary-tract infections (acute cholecystitis or cholangitis), brucellosis, cat scratch disease, cystic fibrosis, endocarditis (in the treatment and prophylaxis of endocarditis due to streptococci, enterococci, or staphylococci), endometritis, gastroenteritis, granuloma inguinale, listeriosis, meningitis, otitis externa, otitis media, pelvic inflammatory disease, peritonitis, plague, pneumonia, septicaemia, skin infections such as in burns or ulcers (given systematically for pseudomonal and other Gram-negative infections), tularemia, and urinary-tract infections (acute pyelonephritis).
Also used in the prophylaxis of surgical infection and the treatment of immunocompromised patients and those in intensive care.