Spectinomycin : Before Using

Spectinomycin - Systemic

Brand Names

Trobicin Spectinomycin *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using This Medication

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For spectinomycin, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

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

Pregnancy care

Studies have not been done. However, spectinomycin has been recommended for the treat of gonorrhea and related infections in pregnant diseaseds who are allergic to penicillins, cephalosporins, or probenecid - Benemid. In addition, studies in pets have not shown that spectinomycin causes birth defects or other problems.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known if spectinomycin passes into breast milk. However, spectinomycin has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

This drug has been using in a limited number of children. In effective doses, the drug has not been shown to cause various side effects or problems than it does in adults. However, use in infants is not recommended.

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. Although there is no special info comparing use of spectinomycin in the elderly with use in other age groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than it does in adults people.

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 taking any other prescription or nonprescription - over-the-counter "OTC " drug.