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==Overdosage== | ==Overdosage== | ||
In the event of overdosage or toxic reactions, hemodialysis may aid in the removal of gentamicin from the blood, especially if renal function is, or becomes, compromised. The rate of removal of gentamicin is considerably lower by [[peritoneal dialysis]] than it is by [[hemodialysis]].<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> | In the event of overdosage or toxic reactions, [[hemodialysis]] may aid in the removal of gentamicin from the blood, especially if renal function is, or becomes, compromised. The rate of removal of gentamicin is considerably lower by [[peritoneal dialysis]] than it is by [[hemodialysis]].<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 16:10, 7 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overdosage
In the event of overdosage or toxic reactions, hemodialysis may aid in the removal of gentamicin from the blood, especially if renal function is, or becomes, compromised. The rate of removal of gentamicin is considerably lower by peritoneal dialysis than it is by hemodialysis.[1]
References
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.