Kenya - English - Pharmacy and Poisons Board

macleods pharmaceuticals limited atlanta arcade church road near leela hotel - kanamycin for injection bp 1g - powder for injection - kanamycin acid sulphate bp equivalent to… - antibacterials for systemic use: aminoglycosides

Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

pfizer australia pty ltd - tobramycin, quantity: 40 mg/ml - injection, solution - excipient ingredients: sodium hydroxide; water for injections; sulfuric acid; sodium metabisulfite; disodium edetate - tobramycin is indicated in the treatment of the following serious infections caused by susceptible micro-organisms: central nervous system infections, including meningitis; septicaemia and neonatal sepsis; gastro-intestinal infections, including peritonitis; complicated and recurrent urinary tract infections such as pyelonephritis and cystitis; lower respiratory tract infections, including pneumonia, bronchopneumonia and acute bronchitis; bone, skin and skin structure infections, including burns.,tobramycin may be considered in serious staphylococcal infections for which penicillin or other less potentially toxic drugs are contraindicated and when bacterial susceptibility testing and clinical judgement indicate its use. aminoglycosides, including tobramycin, are not indicated in uncomplicated initial episodes or urinary tract infections unless the causative organisms are not susceptible to antibiotics having less potential toxicity.,bacterial cultures should be obtained prior to and during treatment to isolate and identify aetiologic organisms and to test their susceptibility to tobramycin. if susceptibility tests show that the causative organism is resistant to tobramycin, other appropriate therapy should be instituted. in patients in whom gram negative septicaemia, neonatal sepsis, or meningitis is suspected, including those in whom concurrent therapy with a penicillin or cefalosporin and an aminoglycoside may be indicated, tobramycin therapy may be initiated before results of susceptibility studies are obtained. the decision to continue tobramycin therapy should be based upon the results of susceptibility studies, severity of the infection, and the important additional concepts discussed in the product information document.

Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

pfizer australia pty ltd - heparin sodium, quantity: 25000 iu/ml - injection, solution - excipient ingredients: water for injections; hydrochloric acid; sodium hydroxide - heparin is indicated for the prophylaxis and treatment of thromboembolic disorders such as thrombophlebitis, pulmonary embolism and occlusive vascular disease. it is also used to prevent thromboembolic complications arising from cardiac and vascular surgery, frostbite, dialysis and other perfusion procedures. heparin is also used as an anticoagulant in blood transfusions

Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

wockhardt bio pty ltd - amikacin sulfate, quantity: 333.76 mg/ml (equivalent: amikacin, qty 250 mg/ml) - injection, solution - excipient ingredients: sodium citrate; water for injections; sulfuric acid; sodium metabisulfite - amiwok is indicated in the short-term treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible strains of gram-negative bacteria, (see microbiology).,staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant strains is the principal gram-positive organism sensitive to amikacin.,the use of amikacin in the treatment of staphylococcal infections should be restricted to second-line therapy, and should be confined to patients suffering from severe infections caused by susceptible strains of stapylococcus who have failed to respond or are allergic to other available antibiotics.,amiwok is indicated in the treatment of neonatal sepsis when sensitivity testing indicates that other aminoglycosides cannot be used.,in certain severe infections such as neonatal sepsis, concomitant therapy with a penicillin type drug may be indicated because of the possibility of infections due to gram-positive organisms such as streptococci or pneumococci. if concomitant treatment with a penicillin type drug is indicated, then the drugs should be administered separately because in-vitro mixing of the two drugs causes inactivation of amikacin.,clinical studies have shown amikacin to be effective in treating bacteraemia, septicaemia including neonatal sepsis and serious infections of the respiratory tract, bones and joints, central nervous system, skin and skin structures (including those resulting from burns), intra-abdominal organs, post- operative infections and complicated and recurrent urinary tract infections, when caused by susceptible organisms.

Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

wockhardt bio pty ltd - amikacin sulfate, quantity: 333.76 mg/ml (equivalent: amikacin, qty 250 mg/ml) - injection, solution - excipient ingredients: sodium citrate; water for injections; sulfuric acid; sodium metabisulfite - amikacin wockhardt is indicated in the short-term treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible strains of gram-negative bacteria, (see microbiology).,staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant strains is the principal gram-positive organism sensitive to amikacin.,the use of amikacin in the treatment of staphylococcal infections should be restricted to second-line therapy, and should be confined to patients suffering from severe infections caused by susceptible strains of stapylococcus who have failed to respond or are allergic to other available antibiotics.,amikacin wockhardt is indicated in the treatment of neonatal sepsis when sensitivity testing indicates that other aminoglycosides cannot be used.,in certain severe infections such as neonatal sepsis, concomitant therapy with a penicillin type drug may be indicated because of the possibility of infections due to gram-positive organisms such as streptococci or pneumococci. if concomitant treatment with a penicillin type drug is indicated, then the drugs should be administered separately because in-vitro mixing of the two drugs causes inactivation of amikacin.,clinical studies have shown amikacin to be effective in treating bacteraemia, septicaemia including neonatal sepsis and serious infections of the respiratory tract, bones and joints, central nervous system, skin and skin structures (including those resulting from burns), intra-abdominal organs, post- operative infections and complicated and recurrent urinary tract infections, when caused by susceptible organisms.

Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

pfizer australia pty ltd - heparin sodium, quantity: 5000 iu/ml - injection, solution - excipient ingredients: water for injections; hydrochloric acid; sodium hydroxide - heparin is indicated for the prophylaxis and treatment of thromboembolic disorders such as thrombophlebitis, pulmonary embolism and occlusive vascular disease. it is also used to prevent thromboembolic complications arising from cardiac and vascular surgery, frostbite, dialysis and other perfusion procedures. heparin is also used as an anticoagulant in blood transfusions

Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

pfizer australia pty ltd - tobramycin, quantity: 80 mg - injection, solution - excipient ingredients: sodium hydroxide; sodium metabisulfite; phenol; water for injections; sulfuric acid; disodium edetate - for the treatment of serious infections of the following type where they are caused by susceptible organisms: skin and skin structure infections including burns, bone infections; gastrointestinal infections including peritonitis; central nervous system infections including meningitis, septicaemia and neonatal sepsis; lower respiratory tract infections including pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, and acute bronchitis; complicated and recurrent urinary tract infections such as pyelonephritis and cystitis.,aminoglycosides, including tobramycin, should not be used in uncomplicated initial episodes of urinary tract infection unless the causative organisms are not susceptible to other less toxic antibiotics.,tobramycin can be used in serious staphylococcal infections for which penicillin or other less toxic drugs are contraindicated and where susceptibility testing and clinical judgement indicate its use. if susceptibility tests show a resistance to tobramycin in the causative organisms other appropriate therapy should be instituted.,note that bacterial cultures should bo obtained before and during treatment to isolate and identify etiologic organisms and to test their susceptibility to tobramycin. if the organisms are resistant, other appropriate therapy should be instituted. in patients in whom gram-negative septicaemia, neonatal sepsis or meningitis is suspected, including those in whom concurrent therapy with a penicillin or cefalosporin and an aminoglycoside may be indicated, tobramycin therapy may be initiated before results of susceptibility studies are obtained. the decision to continue tobramycin therapy should be based upon the results of susceptibility studies, the severity of infection and the important additional concepts discussed in the product information leaflet.

Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

juno pharmaceuticals pty ltd - pancuronium bromide, quantity: 2 mg/ml - injection, solution - excipient ingredients: water for injections; sodium acetate; sodium chloride; acetic acid; sodium hydroxide - indiactions as at 1 january 1991: 1. as an adjunct to surgical anaesthesia to induce skeletal muscle relaxation to facilitate operative manipulations. the necessary conditions for intubation can be achieved with pancuronium bromide alone or following suxamethonium. 2. pancuronium bromide is also indicated to promote mechanical ventilation by reducing or eliminating spontaneous breathing effort in intensive care patients.

United States - English - NLM (National Library of Medicine)

fresenius kabi usa, llc - kanamycin a sulfate (unii: j80ex28smq) (kanamycin a - unii:eqk9q303c5) - kanamycin a 333 mg in 1 ml

Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

southern xp ip pty ltd - amikacin, quantity: 500 mg (equivalent: amikacin sulfate, qty 667.5 mg) - injection, solution - excipient ingredients: sulfuric acid; sodium metabisulfite; sodium citrate dihydrate; water for injections - amikacin sxp injection is indicated in the short-term treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible strains of gram negative bacteria (see microbiology).,staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin resistant strains, is the principal gram positive organism sensitive to amikacin.,the use of amikacin in the treatment of staphylococcal infections should be restricted to second line therapy, and should be confined to patients suffering from severe infections caused by susceptible strains of staphylococcus who have failed to respond or are allergic to other available antibiotics.,amikacin sxp injection is indicated in the treatment of neonatal sepsis when sensitivity testing indicates that other aminoglycosides cannot be used.,in certain severe infections such as neonatal sepsis, concomitant therapy with a penicillin type drug maybe indicated because of the possibility of infections due to gram positive organisms such as streptococci or pneumococci. if concomitant treatment with a penicillin type drug is indicated, then the drugs should be administered separately because in vitro mixing of the two drugs causes inactivation of amikacin.,clinical studies have shown amikacin to be effective in treating bacteraemia, septicaemia including neonatal sepsis and serious infections of the respiratory tract, bones and joints, central nervous system, skin and skin structures (including those resulting from burns), intra-abdominal organs, postoperative infections and complicated and recurrent urinary tract infections, when caused by susceptible organisms.