Tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are taking acyclovir Zovirax, Sitavig ; amphotericin Abelcet, Ambisome, Amphotec ; capreomycin Capastat ; certain cephalosporin antibiotics such as cefazolin Ancef, Kefzol , cefixime Suprax , or cephalexin Keflex ; cisplatin; colistin Coly-Mycin S ; cyclosporine Gengraf, Neoral, Restasis, Sandimmune ; diuretics 'water pills' such as bumetanide, ethacrynic acid Edecrin , furosemide Lasix , or torsemide Demadex.
Your doctor may not want you to receive gentamicin injection. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. If you become pregnant while using gentamicin injection, call your doctor immediately. Gentamicin may harm the fetus. Keep all appointments with your doctor and the laboratory.
Your doctor will order certain tests, including hearing tests, before and during treatment to check your body's response to gentamicin. Gentamicin injection is used to treat certain serious infections that are caused by bacteria such as meningitis infection of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord and infections of the blood, abdomen stomach area , lungs, skin, bones, joints, and urinary tract.
Gentamicin injection is in a class of medications called aminoglycoside antibiotics. It works by killing bacteria. Antibiotics such as gentamicin injection will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infections. Taking antibiotics when they are not needed increases your risk of getting an infection later that resists antibiotic treatment.
Gentamicin injection comes as a liquid to be injected intravenously into a vein or intramuscularly into a muscle. When gentamicin is injected intravenously, it is usually infused injected slowly over a period of 30 minutes to 2 hours once every 6 or 8 hours. The length of your treatment depends on the type of infection you have.
You may receive gentamicin injection in a hospital or you may administer the medication at home. If you will be receiving gentamicin injection at home, your healthcare provider will show you how to use the medication. Be sure that you understand these directions, and ask your healthcare provider if you have any questions. You should begin to feel better during the first few days of treatment with gentamicin injection.
If your symptoms do not improve or get worse, call your doctor. Use gentamicin injection until you finish the prescription, even if you feel better. If you stop using gentamicin injection too soon or skip doses, your infection may not be completely treated and the bacteria may become resistant to antibiotics. Gentamicin is also sometimes used to treat pelvic inflammatory disease, granuloma inguinale donovanosis; a sexually transmitted disease , and other serious infections such as the plague and tularemia.
Talk to your doctor about the risks of using this medication for your condition. This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Gentamicin may cause other side effects. Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while using this medication. In case of overdose, call the poison control helpline at If the victim has collapsed, had a seizure, has trouble breathing, or can't be awakened, immediately call emergency services at It is important for you to keep a written list of all of the prescription and nonprescription over-the-counter medicines you are taking, as well as any products such as vitamins, minerals, or other dietary supplements.
You should bring this list with you each time you visit a doctor or if you are admitted to a hospital. It is also important information to carry with you in case of emergencies. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:. A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine. This medicine is given as a shot into a muscle or into a vein. To help clear up your infection completely, keep using this medicine for the full time of treatment, even if you begin to feel better after a few days.
Also, this medicine works best when there is a constant amount in the blood. To help keep the amount constant, you must receive this medicine on a regular schedule. To keep your kidneys working well and help prevent kidney problems, drink extra fluids so you will pass more urine while you or your child are receiving this medicine. Your doctor will check your progress closely while you or your child are receiving this medicine.
This will allow your doctor to see if the medicine is working properly and to decide if you or your child should continue to receive it. Blood, urine, hearing, and nerve tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects. If your or your child's symptoms do not improve within a few days, or if they become worse, check with your doctor. Using this medicine while you are pregnant can harm your unborn baby.
Use an effective form of birth control to keep from getting pregnant. If you think you have become pregnant while using the medicine, tell your doctor right away. This medicine may cause serious allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, which can be life-threatening and require immediate medical attention.
Call your doctor right away if you or your child have itching; hives; hoarseness; shortness of breath; trouble breathing; trouble swallowing; or any swelling of your hands, face, or mouth after you receive this medicine. Stop using this medicine and check with your doctor right away if you or your child have sudden decrease in hearing or loss of hearing, which may be accompanied by dizziness and ringing in the ears.
Tell your doctor if you or your child have dizziness or lightheadedness; feeling of constant movement of self or surroundings; or sensation of spinning.
These may be symptoms of a damage to your hearing or sense of balance. Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have blood in the urine, change in frequency of urination or amount of urine, difficulty with breathing, drowsiness, increased thirst, loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting, swelling of feet or lower legs, or weakness.
These may be symptoms of a serious kidney problem e. This medicine may cause nerve problems. Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have numbness, skin tingling, muscle twitching, or convulsions. Make sure your doctor knows that you are using this medicine before having a surgery or other procedures that require you to receive a numbing medicine e. Using gentamicin injection together with numbing medicines may increase your risk of having difficulty in breathing, drowsiness, inability to breath without assistance, or unusual tiredness or weakness.
Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This includes prescription or nonprescription over-the-counter [OTC] medicines and herbal or vitamin supplements. Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects.
Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:. Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients.
If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.
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