Sisomicin

Sisomicin is an antibiotic of the aminoglycoside type. This drug is prescribed mainly to treat eye infections like conjunctivitis, blepharitis, keratitis and a number of other infections caused by bacteria.

This medicine mostly comes in the form of eye drops, and sometimes in the form of a topical cream that can be applied over the area of the skin or eye affected. The drug is also available in an Injectible solution form that may be injected by your doctor into a large muscle.

You must inform your healthcare expert if you have suffered or are suffering from any liver or kidney disorder. You must also take your doctor’s advice if you are pregnant, planning a pregnancy or a breastfeeding mother. There have been few cases where the drug has posed fatal risk to foetal health, but there may be exceptions to that. Therefore thorough diagnosis of your medical condition and continuous monitoring of your response to the therapy is recommended. The medicine must be used with caution in elderly patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease, high blood pressure or myasthenia gravis.

Severe side effects may include damage to the hearing, brain, vision or kidneys. Other common side effects include diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, allergic skin reactions like rashes, hives itching and redness.

Information given here is based on the salt content of the medicine. Uses and effects of the medicine may vary from person to person. It is advisable to consult a Internal Medicine Specialist before using this medicine.

• Bacterial Infections

Information given here is based on the salt content of the medicine. Uses and effects of the medicine may vary from person to person. It is advisable to consult a Internal Medicine Specialist before using this medicine.

• Is It safe with alcohol?

  No interaction found

• Are there any pregnancy warnings?

  There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug.

• Are there any breast-feeding warnings?

  There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug.

• Is it safe to drive while on this medicine?

  There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug.

• Does this affect kidney function?

  There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug.

• Does this affect liver function?

  There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug.

Information given here is based on the salt content of the medicine. Uses and effects of the medicine may vary from person to person. It is advisable to consult a Internal Medicine Specialist before using this medicine.

Below is the list of medicines, which contains Sisomicin as ingredient

• Sisorest Cream

  Encore Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Information given here is based on the salt content of the medicine. Uses and effects of the medicine may vary from person to person. It is advisable to consult a Internal Medicine Specialist before using this medicine.

This medicine is an antibiotic that works by diffusing into bacterial cells and binding to bacterial ribosomes and blocking the A sites of ribosomes. This interferes with protein synthesis and peptide chain elongation in the bacteria and eventually leads to cell lysis.

Information given here is based on the salt content of the medicine. Uses and effects of the medicine may vary from person to person. It is advisable to consult a Internal Medicine Specialist before using this medicine.