Ensamycin Cream
Sisomicin Topical
1mg
Fulford India Ltd.
| Pack size | 15 |
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| Retail Price | 83.52 NPR |
Indications
Ensamycin Cream is used for:
Adult Dose
Topical/Cutaneous
Pyoderma
Adult: As 0.1% cream: Apply onto the affected area(s) bid.
Child Dose
Renal Dose
Administration
Contra Indications
Hypersensitivity.
Precautions
Renal or liver impairment, myasthenia gravis, parkinsonism, dehydration, hypotension, pregnancy, lactation.
Pregnancy-Lactation
Interactions
Plasma levels increased by indometacin. Antihistamines (H1-receptor blocker) may mask early signs of ototoxicity. Incompatible with some β-lactam antibiotics.
Potentially Fatal: Potentiates nephrotoxicity produced by other nephrotoxic drugs including other aminoglycosides, vancomycin and some cephalosporins. Potentiates ototoxicity produced by other aminoglycosides, ethacrynic acid. Ototoxicity potentiated by furosemide.
Adverse Effects
Side effects of Sisomicin Topical :
Ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity (peripheral neuropathy, confusion, lethargy, hallucination, convulsion and mental depression, occasional respiratory depression), rarely hypersensitivity reaction.
Potentially Fatal: Acute renal failure especially in combination with other nephrotoxic drugs.
Mechanism of Action
Sisomicin binds to 30s and 50s ribosomal subunits of susceptible bacteria disrupting protein synthesis, thus rendering the bacterial cell membrane defective.
Note
Ensamycin 1mg Cream manufactured by Fulford India Ltd.. Its generic name is Sisomicin Topical. Ensamycin is availble in Nepal.
Farmaco Nepal drug index information on Ensamycin Cream is not intended for diagnosis, medical advice or treatment; neither intended to be a substitute for the exercise of professional judgment.