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Side Effects of Gentamicin
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Trade Name: What the side effects of Garamycin? |
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What are the side effects of Gentamicin? |
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What are the side effects for Gentamicin?
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The side effects of
gentamicin include kidney dysfunction secondary to acute tubular necrosis,
neuromuscular blockade, and ototoxicity. |
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What is the mechanism of Gentamicin? |
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Gentamicin works by binding
to the 30S ribosomal subunit, resulting in protein synthesis inhibition by
interfering with the formation of the initiation complex, causing misreading
of mRNA, and resulting in the breakup of polysomes. |
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How is Gentamicin excreted? |
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Gentamicin is renally excreted therefore drug levels must be
followed. |
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Adverse events in people taking with Gentamicin |