User:Mr. Ibrahem/Kanamycin A
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AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
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Routes of administration | By mouth, intravenous, intramuscular |
Pharmacokinetic data | |
Bioavailability | very low after by mouth delivery |
Metabolism | Unknown |
Elimination half-life | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Excretion | Urine (as unchanged drug) |
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Chemical and physical data | |
Formula | C18H36N4O11 |
Molar mass | 484.499 g·mol−1 |
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Kanamycin A, often referred to simply as kanamycin, is an antibiotic used to treat severe bacterial infections and tuberculosis.[2] It is not a first line treatment.[2] It is used by mouth, injection into a vein, or injection into a muscle.[2] Kanamycin is recommended for short-term use only, usually from 7 to 10 days.[2] As with most antibiotics, it is ineffective in viral infections.[2]
Common side effects include hearing and balance problems.[2] Kidney problems may also occur.[2] Kanamycin is not recommended during pregnancy as it may harm the baby.[2] It is likely safe during breastfeeding.[3] Kanamycin is in the aminoglycoside family of medications.[2] It works by blocking the production of proteins that are required for bacterial survival.[2]
Kanamycin was first isolated in 1957 by Hamao Umezawa from the bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus.[2][4] It was removed from the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines in 2019.[5][6] The wholesale cost in the developing world is US$0.85–1.52 per dose as of 2014.[7] It is no longer marketed in the United States.[2]
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Kanamycin Sulfate". The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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- ^ World Health Organization (2019). Executive summary: the selection and use of essential medicines 2019: report of the 22nd WHO Expert Committee on the selection and use of essential medicines. Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl:10665/325773. WHO/MVP/EMP/IAU/2019.05. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
- ^ World Health Organization (2019). The selection and use of essential medicines: report of the WHO Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential Medicines, 2019 (including the 21st WHO Model List of Essential Medicines and the 7th WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children). Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl:10665/330668. ISBN 9789241210300. ISSN 0512-3054. WHO technical report series;1021.
- ^ "Kanamycin Sulfate". International Drug Price Indicator Guide. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2016.