Generated automatically from the NAFDAC register, WHO alerts and community data as of today. This is not medical advice. Always follow your doctor or pharmacist.
From the official U.S. FDA label for gentamicin (gentamicin sulfate), the active ingredient registered with NAFDAC.
To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of gentamicin injection and other antibacterial drugs, gentamicin injection should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy. …
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. at 1-877-845-0689 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch. Nephrotoxicity Adverse renal effects, as demonstrated by the presence of casts, cells or protein in the urine or by rising BUN, NPN, serum creatinine or oliguria, have been reported. They occur more frequently in patients with a history of renal impairment (especially if dialysis is required) and in patients treated for longer periods or with larger doses than recommended. …
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.
(See BOXED WARNINGS .) Contains sodium metabisulfite, a sulfite that may cause allergic-type reactions including anaphylactic symptoms and life-threatening or less severe asthmatic episodes in certain susceptible people. The overall prevalence of sulfite sensitivity in the general population is unknown and probably low. Sulfite sensitivity is seen more frequently in asthmatic than in non-asthmatic people. Aminoglycosides can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Aminoglycoside antibiotics cross the placenta, and there have been several reports of total irreversible bilateral congenital deafness in children whose mothers received streptomycin during pregnancy. …
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Gentamicin 80 mg/2 mL Injection contains Gentamicin (Gentamicin Sulfate) (80 mg/2 mL), as solution for injection, according to its NAFDAC registration record.
Yes. Gentamicin 80 mg/2 mL Injection is listed on the NAFDAC register under registration number C4-1263, and its registration is active as of 28 October 2026.
No WHO falsified or substandard medical product alert currently matches Gentamicin 80 mg/2 mL Injection in our automatically synced alert list.
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To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of gentamicin injection and other antibacterial drugs, gentamicin injection should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying an (Summarised from the official U.S. FDA label for gentamicin (gentamicin sulfate). Always follow your doctor or pharmacist.)
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