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==Contraindications== | ==Contraindications== | ||
[[Hypersensitivity]] to gentamicin is a contraindication to its use. A history of hypersensitivity or serious toxic reactions to other aminoglycosides may contraindicate use of gentamicin because of the known cross-sensitivity of patients to drugs in this class.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = GENTAMICIN (GENTAMICIN SULFATE) INJECTION, SOLUTION [APP PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=a73a5453-c091-43fd-aae2-d992152363b1 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | [[Hypersensitivity]] to gentamicin is a contraindication to its use. A history of [[hypersensitivity]] or serious toxic reactions to other aminoglycosides may contraindicate use of gentamicin because of the known cross-sensitivity of patients to drugs in this class.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = GENTAMICIN (GENTAMICIN SULFATE) INJECTION, SOLUTION [APP PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=a73a5453-c091-43fd-aae2-d992152363b1 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:58, 7 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to gentamicin is a contraindication to its use. A history of hypersensitivity or serious toxic reactions to other aminoglycosides may contraindicate use of gentamicin because of the known cross-sensitivity of patients to drugs in this class.[1]
References
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.