Amikacin (injection)

🧮 Dose calculator

Sepsis / serious hospital infection (refer) · Regimen source: FDA Amikacin inj. · Dosage and Administration

• • i.e. 7.5 mg/kg every 12 h or 5 mg/kg every 8 h; max 1.5 g/day. Monitor serum levels, renal, auditory and vestibular function. FDA Amikacin inj. · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Amikacin inj. · Pregnancy

  “Teratogenic Effects (See WARNINGS section.)”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingDangerous / avoid

  Label: breastfeeding not recommended, or choose between the drug and breastfeeding. FDA Amikacin inj. · Nursing Mothers

  “Because many drugs are excreted in human milk and because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants from amikacin, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Amikacin inj. · Pediatric Use

  “Aminoglycosides should be used with caution in premature and neonatal infants because of the renal immaturity of these patients and the resulting prolongation of serum half-life of these drugs.”

• 👴 Older adultsNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.