Amikacin Injection

Name: Amikacin Injection Drug Interactions
Creator: Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS

75 interactions 361 cited references

Also sold as: Amikin® Arikayce

About Amikacin Injection

Amikacin injection is used to treat certain serious infections that are caused by bacteria such as meningitis (infection of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord) and infections of the blood, abdomen (stomach area), lungs, skin, bones, joints, and urinary tract. Amikacin injection is in a class of medic… Read the full Amikacin Injection drug information page →

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Jul 12, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

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1 Contraindicated 35 Major 13 Moderate 26 Minor

All (75) Contraindicated (1) Major (35) Moderate (13) Minor (26)

Contraindicated

Amikacin Injection Ataluren Decreased ataluren activity and increased risk of aminoglycoside-associated nephrotoxicity Details

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