Laevomycetin
Drug name: Laevomycetin
Other names used:
- Alficetyn®
- Amphicol®
- Biomicin®
- Kemicetine®
- Nevimycin®
- Phenicol®
- Tifomycine®
- Vernacetin®
- Veticol®
Active Ingredients:
- Chloramphenicol
Therapeutic actions: Chloramphenicol is bacteriostatic antibiotic that works by inhibiting ribosomal activity and protein synthesis via prevention of the binding of amino acyl-tRNA to the A site on the 50S ribosome subunit. As a result, bacteria become unable to produce proteins essential for the growth and multiplication. Chloramphenicol is effective against some strains of the bacteria that resistant to penicillins, tetracyclines, sulfanilamides. Chloramphenicol is effective against a wide variety of bacteria, including gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
Indications: Laevomycetin is indicated to treat infections caused by susceptible to Chloramphenicol bacteria:
- Typhoid fever
- Paratyphoid
- Dysentery
- Brucellosis
- Tularemia
- Whooping cough
- Pneumonia
- Gonorrhea
- Trachoma
- Meningitis
- Sepsis
- Chlamidiosis
- Osteomyelitis
- Furunculosis,
Contraindications and cautions: You should not take laevomycetin in the following conditions:
- Hypersensitivity or allergy to chloramphenicol
- Diseases of the hematopoietic system
- Porphyria
- Severe liver and kidney diseases
- Deficiency of G6PD
- Skin diseases(psoriasis, eczema, fungal infestation)
- Pregnancy
- Breastfeeding
- Children
Regularly control your blood levels while taking Laevomycetin
Avoid alcohol drinking while taking Chloramphenicol
Adverse effects: There are possible side-effects associated with this medicine that can affect individuals in different ways. If a side effect is stated here, that does not necessarily mean the fact that all people using chloramphenicol will experience it or any other.
- The most common side effects include: nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, irritation of the mucous linings, liver dysfunction, trombocytopenia, agranulocytosis, anemia, dysbacteriosis,
- In rare cases:headache, depression, confusion of consciousness, locomotor disorders, paralysis of the eyeballs, taste changes, allergic reactions(skin rash, hives, Quinke's edema, collapse).
The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer. For more information about any other possible risks associated with chloramphenicol, please read the information provided with chloramphenicol or consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Interactions: It is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist what medicines you are already taking, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you start treatment with chloramphenicol. Similarly, check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medication while taking this one, to ensure that the combination is safe.
The following drugs may last longer than expected if used concurrently with chloramphenicol:
- Phenytoin (used for both heart disease and for seizures)
- Primidone (used for seizures)
- Phenobarbital (used for seizures)
- Cyclophosphamide (used in chemotherapy)
The use of phenobarbital may reduce the effectiveness of chloramphenicol.The use of chloramphenicol may interfere with vaccinations.
Cycloserine increases the toxicity of chloramphenicolErythromycin, oleandomycin, nystatin increase the activity of c, Penicillins lower the activity of chloramphenicol Simultaneous use with alcohol may cause severe side effects
Additional Information: DO NOT SHARE Leavomycetin with others. DO NOT USE THIS MEDICINE for other health conditions. KEEP THIS PRODUCT, as well as syringes and needles, if needed during treatment, out of the reach of children. Do not reuse needles, syringes, or other materials.
