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Cidomycin 80mg/2ml Solution for Injection
Cidomycin® 80mg/2ml Solution for Injection
Gentamicin
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1. What Cidomycin is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you have Cidomycin
3. How to have Cidomycin
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Cidomycin
6. Contents of the pack and other information
The name of this medicine is Cidomycin 80mg/2ml Solution for Injection (called Cidomycin throughout this leaflet). It contains a medicine called gentamicin. This belongs to a group of antibiotics called ‘aminoglycosides’.
Cidomycin is used to treat infections caused by bacteria. This includes infections in:
Do not have this medicine if any of the above applies to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or nurse before having Cidomycin.
Talk to your doctor or nurse before having Cidomycin if:
Your doctor will need to monitor you before, during and shortly after your treatment. Your doctor may check your hearing, balance, how your kidneys are working and the amount of gentamicin in your blood. This is to prevent damage to your ears and/or kidneys and is particularly important if you have kidney problems, are obese, suffer from cystic fibrosis or are over 65 years of age, or the patient is less than 1 year old.
If you are not sure if any of the above applies to you, talk to your doctor or nurse before having Cidomycin.
Tell your doctor or nurse if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This includes medicines you buy without a prescription, including herbal medicines. This is because Cidomycin can affect the way some other medicines work. Also, some medicines can affect the way Cidomycin works.
In particular tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following:
These medicines may increase the chances of getting certain side effects. If you are unsure about any of the above, consult your doctor or nurse.
Cidomycin is not recommended during pregnancy or breast-feeding.
Ask your doctor or nurse for advice before having this medicine if:
This medicine contains less than 1mmol sodium (23mg) per 2ml vial or ampoule, that is to say essentially ‘sodium-free’.
Cidomycin is always given to you by a doctor or nurse. This is because it needs to be given as an injection.
Your doctor will decide how much to give you, depending on your weight. The correct dose also depends on the type of infection and any other illnesses you may have, in particular diseases of the kidney.
Blood samples will be taken by your doctor or nurse to check the dose is right for you. You should not receive Cidomycin if these blood tests cannot be performed. You may also need tests to check your hearing and balance.
Elderly or obese people, newborns, people with impaired kidney function and those with cystic fibrosis should be particularly closely monitored when having this medicine.
Adults
Children (aged 1 year and above)
Babies (aged 4 weeks to 1 year)
Premature babies or new born babies (up to 4 weeks)
It is most unlikely that you will be given too much medicine by the doctor or nurse. Your doctor or nurse will be checking your progress and checking the medicine that you are given. Ask if you are not sure why you are getting a dose of medicine.
Your doctor or nurse have instructions about when to give you your medicine. It is most unlikely that you will not be given the medicine as it has been prescribed. If you think that you may have missed a dose then talk to your nurse or doctor.
It is important that the course of treatment your doctor has prescribed is finished. You may start to feel better but it is important to continue your treatment until the doctor advises. If you stop, your infection may get worse again.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from available data)
Very rare side effects (may affect less than 1 in 10,000 people)
Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from available data)
Tell your doctor or nurse if any of the following side effects gets serious or last longer than a few days. Also tell them if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet
Very common side effects (may affect more than 1 in 10 people)
Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from available data)
Very rare side effects (may affect less than 1 in 10,000 people)
Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from available data)
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store.
By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
This medicine will be kept by your doctor or nurse in a safe place out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not have this medicine after the expiry date. This is stated in month and year on the carton and on the label after “EXP”. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month. If you are not sure when this is, check with your doctor or nurse.
Do not store this medicine above 25°C. It should not be kept in a fridge or freezer. You will not be asked to store your medicine. It will be brought to you ready to be given straight away.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater. These measures will help protect the environment.
The medicine is a clear, colourless solution for injection in 2ml ampoules or vials. Cidomycin is available in packs of 5 glass ampoules with an OPC (one point cut) break system and red and green rings or in packs of 5 glass vials closed with a chlorobutyl rubber stopper sealed with an aluminium capsule type flip-off.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
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This leaflet does not contain all the information about your medicine. If you have any questions or are not sure about anything, ask your doctor or nurse.
This leaflet was last revised in 04/2023