Chloramphenicol : Before Using

Chloramphenicol - Otic

Brand Names

Chloromycetin Chloramphenicol *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the problems of uses this drugs must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For chloramphenicol otic, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to chloramphenicol. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as preservatives.

Pregnancy care

Chloramphenicol otic solution has not been studied in pregnant women. However, using this medication during pregnancy or labor may increase health chance for the child - See Children .

Breast-feeding problem

Chloramphenicol passes into breast milk. Mothers receiving chloramphenicol must not breast-feed their infants.

Use for Children

Gray syndrome may be especially likely to occur in children, who are usually more sensitive than adults to the effects of chloramphenicol. Report any of these effects to your health care professional: blue tone to the skin, changes in blood pressure or heart rate, eating problems, irregular breathing, passage of loose green stools, or stomach bloating with or without vomiting. Your health care professional must monitor blood levels of chloramphenicol if possible.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people or if they cause various side effects or problems in elderly people. There is no special info comparing use of this drug in the elderly with use in other age groups.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care professional if you are using any other prescription or nonprescription - over-the-counter "OTC " drug. Chloramphenicol may increase the blood levels of these medications: alfentanil, chlorpropamide, phenobarbital, phenytoin, tolbutamide and warfarin. Phenobarbital and rifampin may reduce the blood levels of chloramphenicol. Concurrent use of chloramphenicol with vitamin B ₁₂ , folic acid, iron preparations and myelosuppressive agents may inhibit the formation of bone marrow.

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of chloramphenicol ear drops. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Opening in your ear drum This drug may cause unwanted effects if it goes past the ear drum into the middle ear
Sensitivity reaction to chloramphenicol