Gentamicin Solution for Injection 20mg/2ml x5

What gentamicin is and what it is used for?

The name of this medicine is Gentamicin Paediatric 20mg/2ml Solution for Injection (called gentamicin in this leaflet). It contains a medicine called gentamicin sulphate. This belongs to a group of antibiotics called ‘aminoglycosides’. Gentamicin is used to treat infections caused by bacteria. This includes infections in:
• Your urinary tract (including your kidneys or bladder)
• Your chest (including your lungs)
• Your abdomen (including your gut)
• Your brain and spinal cord
• Your blood – this is sometimes called ‘bacteraemia’ or ‘septicaemia’
• Newborn babies