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Gentamicin Injection

Gentamicin Injection is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used to treat serious bacterial infections of the blood, urinary tract, respiratory tract, skin, bones, and central nervous system.

Brand names Garamycin I.V.GarasolGentakGentamicin Sulfate in Sodium Chloride
Drug class ⓘ Aminoglycoside Antibacterial
Rx Form 1 Routes Intramuscular; Intravenous · Intramuscular, Intravenous · Intravenous
Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS
Reviewed by Last reviewed Jul 10, 2026
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The clinical label records used on this page are FDA-filed Structured Product Labeling (SPL) retrieved through openFDA. We identified 17 clinical label sets within the page’s selected clinical scope after exact ingredient or ingredient-combination matching and applicable route/form matching. Forms, routes, brands, labelers, strengths, and NDC product-record counts are built separately from matching FDA National Drug Code Directory records. The linked DailyMed document is a representative official source for verification, not the page’s only clinical source. View the linked label on DailyMed →

At a glance
Linked label effectiveNov 10, 2023
Clinical labels in scope ⓘ17
AvailabilityRx
Earliest approval/marketing year ⓘ1966
FDA-listed product records ⓘ61
Boxed warningYes
How we combine label and product data →
✓No current FDA shortage listed · checked Oct 1, 2026
Other forms & routes:
↩ All forms of Gentamicin Ophthalmic Topical
⭐ Gentamicin Injection at a glance The quick version — the full detail is in the Patient Information Guide below.
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HelloPharmacist Editorial Team Bottom Line
Gentamicin Injection is a powerful antibiotic reserved for serious bacterial infections — it's effective, but it requires careful monitoring because of real risks to your kidneys and hearing. Treatment is typically short-term and managed closely by your healthcare team. Report any dizziness, ringing in the ears, or changes in urination right away.
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⚠️ FDA Boxed Warning — the FDA’s strongest safety alert ▾

Gentamicin can permanently damage your kidneys and your hearing — these are the most serious risks. Kidney damage is more likely if you already have reduced kidney function, receive high doses, or are treated for a long time. Nerve damage — especially to hearing and balance — can also occur and may be irreversible. If you experience dizziness, ringing in the ears, or changes in hearing during treatment, tell your care team immediately. Your kidney function and hearing will be monitored throughout therapy. Using gentamicin together with certain diuretics (like furosemide) or other antibiotics (like vancomycin or tobramycin) increases these risks significantly and should be avoided. Aminoglycosides can also cause serious harm to an unborn baby, including permanent deafness.

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📖 Gentamicin Injection: Patient Information Guide

A plain-language walkthrough of Gentamicin Injection — what it treats, how it works, how it’s taken, side effects, warnings and interactions. Tap any section to expand it.

What Gentamicin Injection is used for

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Gentamicin Injection is used across several serious bacterial infection types. Specific uses and administration routes vary by product.

  • Bacterial septicemia (bloodstream infections), including neonatal sepsis
  • Meningitis and other serious central nervous system infections
  • Serious urinary tract infections caused by susceptible bacteria
  • Respiratory tract infections
  • Gastrointestinal infections, including peritonitis (abdominal lining infection)
  • Serious skin, soft tissue, and bone infections, including burn infections
  • Endocarditis (heart valve infection) caused by group D streptococci — Gentamicin Injection used alongside a penicillin-type drug
  • Life-threatening Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections — Gentamicin Injection used in combination with carbenicillin
  • Serious staphylococcal infections when penicillins or less toxic drugs are not an option
  • Gentamicin Sulfate in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection is indicated specifically for intravenous treatment of infections caused by susceptible strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus species, E. coli, Klebsiella-Enterobacter-Serratia species, Citrobacter species, and Staphylococcus species

How Gentamicin Injection works

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Gentamicin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic that kills bacteria by binding to the prokaryotic ribosome — the internal machinery bacteria use to build the proteins they need to survive. When that process is blocked, the bacteria cannot function and die. It works against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, two broad categories defined by differences in their cell wall structure.

Bacteria can develop resistance to gentamicin. This is why culture and susceptibility testing — identifying which bacteria are present and whether gentamicin can kill them — guides treatment decisions and helps prevent resistance from spreading.

How Gentamicin Injection is taken (dosage)

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Gentamicin Injection is given by a healthcare professional — either into a vein (intravenously) or into a muscle (intramuscularly), depending on the product and clinical situation. Gentamicin Sulfate in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection is for intravenous use only. Doses are typically given multiple times daily, and treatment usually lasts 7 to 10 days. Your care team will monitor blood levels regularly to keep dosing in a safe and effective range.

  • Dose and frequency are adjusted based on kidney function, body weight, and severity of infection
  • Patients with kidney impairment need individualized dose adjustments and closer monitoring
  • Serum (blood) drug levels are monitored to avoid levels that are too high or too low
  • Always follow your prescriber's instructions — do not adjust the dose on your own

Gentamicin Injection side effects in detail

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Like all antibiotics, gentamicin can cause side effects — some common and manageable, others serious enough to require immediate attention.

  • Dizziness or vertigo (balance problems)
  • Ringing, roaring, or buzzing in the ears (tinnitus)
  • Hearing loss — may appear as difficulty with high-pitched sounds first
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Numbness or tingling in the skin
  • Kidney changes — reduced urine output, protein or casts in the urine
  • Pain at the injection site
  • Fever, headache, or rash

Hearing loss and kidney damage are the most serious concerns and can sometimes be irreversible. Contact your care team immediately if you notice any changes in hearing, balance, or urination during treatment.

Gentamicin Injection warnings and precautions

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  • Permanent hearing loss: Damage to the hearing and balance nerves (eighth cranial nerve) is the gravest risk. It can be irreversible. Risk is highest with high doses, prolonged use, kidney impairment, and in older adults.
  • Kidney damage: Gentamicin can harm the kidneys, especially in people with pre-existing kidney disease, dehydration, or who receive high or prolonged doses. Kidney function is monitored throughout treatment.
  • Fetal harm: Aminoglycosides cross the placenta and can cause irreversible deafness in the unborn baby. Use during pregnancy requires careful risk-benefit assessment.
  • Genetic risk for hearing loss: People with a specific mitochondrial DNA variant (MT-RNR1 m.1555A>G) face a higher risk of hearing damage even at normal drug levels. If you or a close family member have had aminoglycoside-related hearing loss, tell your doctor before starting gentamicin.
  • Sulfite allergy: This product contains sodium metabisulfite, which can trigger severe allergic reactions including anaphylaxis, especially in people with asthma.
  • Neuromuscular blockade: When used with anesthetic agents or neuromuscular blocking drugs, gentamicin may cause muscle paralysis and breathing problems.

Gentamicin Injection interactions: what it interacts with

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Several medications can increase gentamicin's toxicity or alter how it works in the body — tell your care team about everything you are taking.

  • Potent diuretics (furosemide, ethacrynic acid): Can cause hearing damage on their own and raise gentamicin levels when given intravenously, compounding the risk
  • Other nephrotoxic/neurotoxic antibiotics (vancomycin, tobramycin, amikacin, neomycin, streptomycin, kanamycin, colistin, polymyxin B, cisplatin, paromomycin, viomycin, cephaloridine): Combining these with gentamicin significantly raises the risk of kidney and nerve damage
  • Cephalosporin antibiotics: Increased kidney toxicity reported with concurrent use
  • Neuromuscular blocking agents (succinylcholine, tubocurarine, decamethonium) and anesthetics: May cause neuromuscular blockade — potentially leading to breathing paralysis
  • Carbenicillin (in patients with severe kidney impairment): Can reduce gentamicin's blood levels and effectiveness; mixing these drugs in the same solution inactivates gentamicin
  • Massive citrate-anticoagulated blood transfusions: May heighten the risk of neuromuscular blockade

This is not a complete list of interactions. Always talk with your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping, or changing any medication.

Before taking Gentamicin Injection

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  • Tell your doctor if you have any degree of kidney disease or reduced kidney function — dose adjustments are required
  • Tell your doctor if you have a personal or family history of hearing loss related to aminoglycoside antibiotics, or a known mitochondrial DNA variant (MT-RNR1)
  • Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant — fetal harm including irreversible deafness has been associated with aminoglycoside use in pregnancy
  • Tell your care team if you have asthma or a known sulfite allergy — this product contains sodium metabisulfite
  • Older adults are at higher risk for both kidney and hearing toxicity and require careful monitoring
  • Make sure your care team knows if you are dehydrated — dehydration increases the risk of toxicity
  • Tell your doctor about all other medications you take, especially other antibiotics, diuretics, or anesthetics
  • Tell your doctor if you have a known allergy to gentamicin or any other aminoglycoside antibiotic (cross-sensitivity is possible)

Gentamicin Injection overdose: if you take too much

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If too much gentamicin accumulates in the body, the risks of kidney damage and permanent hearing or balance loss increase significantly. In cases of overdose or toxic levels, hemodialysis (a machine that filters the blood) can help remove gentamicin from the body — this is especially important if kidney function is compromised. Peritoneal dialysis removes gentamicin much more slowly than hemodialysis. In newborns, exchange transfusion may also be considered.

Pharmacodynamics: what Gentamicin Injection does in the body

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Gentamicin kills bacteria by blocking their ability to produce essential proteins. It is bactericidal — meaning it actively destroys bacteria rather than just slowing their growth. It is effective against a broad range of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Because it works at the ribosome level inside bacterial cells, it requires adequate drug concentrations in the blood and tissues to be effective, which is why blood level monitoring is a routine part of gentamicin therapy.

Pharmacokinetics: how your body processes Gentamicin Injection

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After an intramuscular (IM) injection, gentamicin reaches peak blood levels within 30 to 60 minutes; levels remain measurable for 6 to 8 hours. When given intravenously over two hours, blood concentrations are similar to those from IM injection. Gentamicin is excreted primarily by the kidneys through glomerular filtration — it is not meaningfully broken down (metabolized) by the body. In people with normal kidney function, about 70% or more of a dose appears in the urine within 24 hours. In patients with kidney impairment, the drug clears much more slowly and can build up to toxic levels, which is why dose adjustments and blood level monitoring are essential.

How to store Gentamicin Injection

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Store at 20 to 25°C (68 to 77°F).

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🩺 Gentamicin Injection: pharmacist answers to common questions

Quick, plain-English answers to the questions patients ask most about Gentamicin Injection — the kind of thing our pharmacy team would talk through with you at the counter.

Why am I getting gentamicin instead of a regular oral antibiotic?

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Gentamicin is reserved for serious or complicated bacterial infections — the kind that need a stronger, faster-acting antibiotic than a typical pill can provide. It's given by injection so it gets into your bloodstream quickly and reaches the infected area at high enough levels to work. Your doctor chose it because the bacteria causing your infection are likely susceptible to it, or because other antibiotics weren't an option in your situation.

What side effects should I watch out for while I'm on this medication?

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The two biggest things to watch for are changes in your hearing and changes in how much you're urinating. If you notice ringing or roaring in your ears, dizziness, or any hearing loss — tell your care team right away, because hearing damage from gentamicin can be permanent. Also report any major drop in urine output, which could signal kidney stress. Nausea, vomiting, and tingling or numbness in your skin can also occur. Your team will be monitoring your blood and urine throughout treatment to catch problems early.

Is it true that gentamicin can cause permanent hearing loss?

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Yes, that's a real and serious risk — and it's worth knowing about. Hearing damage from aminoglycosides like gentamicin can be irreversible. It's most likely in people who already have kidney problems, who need high doses, or who are on gentamicin for a longer period. Some people also have a rare genetic variant that makes them especially sensitive to this effect, even at normal doses. That's why your team monitors blood levels closely and aims to keep the treatment as short as necessary.

I take furosemide (a water pill) regularly. Is that a problem?

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Yes — this is an important interaction to flag. Furosemide (Lasix) and similar strong diuretics can increase the risk of hearing damage on their own. When combined with gentamicin — especially through an IV — they can also raise gentamicin's concentration in your tissues, making toxicity more likely. Your care team needs to know you take furosemide so they can weigh the risks carefully and monitor you more closely.

I'm pregnant. Is gentamicin safe?

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This is something your doctor needs to discuss with you directly. Aminoglycosides, including gentamicin, can cross the placenta and have been linked to irreversible hearing loss in babies when mothers received them during pregnancy. Gentamicin would only be used in pregnancy if the infection is severe enough that the risk of not treating it outweighs the potential harm to the baby. Make sure your care team knows you are pregnant before treatment begins.

How long will I need to be on gentamicin?

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Most courses of gentamicin last 7 to 10 days. In difficult or complicated infections, treatment might need to continue a bit longer — but your care team will aim to keep it as short as possible, because the risk of kidney and hearing damage goes up with prolonged use. The longer you're on it, the more important regular monitoring becomes. Your doctor will reassess the plan based on how your infection responds.

Is Gentamicin Injection available over the counter?

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Gentamicin Injection is dispensed by prescription according to its FDA labeling, so it isn't sold over the counter. Your prescriber and pharmacist will determine if it's appropriate for you.

When was Gentamicin Injection first available?

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Gentamicin Injection has been available in the United States since at least 1966, based on FDA approval history (Drugs@FDA) and product marketing records.

Who makes Gentamicin Injection?

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Gentamicin Injection is supplied by 13 manufacturers listed in the FDA NDC Directory, including Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC, Eugia US LLC.

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💊 Gentamicin Injection forms and strengths (how it comes)

Gentamicin Injection is available in 1 form. Different forms and brands can have different approved uses, doses, schedules, and directions. Follow the instructions for your exact product, and do not switch forms without guidance from your prescriber or pharmacist.

Injection

Into a muscle · Into a vein
Brands Gentamicin Sulfate in Sodium Chloride
How this form is used
What it may be used for
  • Gentamicin Sulfate in Sodium Chloride is used intravenously to treat serious bacterial infections including septicemia, meningitis, urinary tract, respiratory tract, skin, bone, and gastrointestinal infections
  • Gentamicin Sulfate in Sodium Chloride is used for bacterial neonatal sepsis, often alongside a penicillin-type drug
  • Gentamicin Injection has been used in combination with carbenicillin for life-threatening Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections
  • Gentamicin Injection has been used with penicillin-type drugs to treat endocarditis caused by group D streptococci
Important instructions
  • Gentamicin Sulfate in Sodium Chloride Injection is for intravenous use only; it should not be given by intramuscular injection
  • Gentamicin Sulfate in Sodium Chloride Injection is infused over one-half to two hours for intermittent intravenous administration in adults
  • Gentamicin Sulfate in Sodium Chloride Injection should not be mixed with other drugs in the same container; administer it separately
  • Dosing frequency and amount are adjusted by your care team based on kidney function and blood level monitoring — follow their instructions exactly
Available strengths 7 strengths
10 mg/mL 40 mg/mL 60 mg/50 mL 80 mg/50 mL 80 mg/100 mL 100 mg/50 mL
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100 mg/100 mL
61 FDA-listed product records ⓘ

📊 Gentamicin Injection on the U.S. market: products, makers and brands

How Gentamicin Injection appears in the FDA’s National Drug Code Directory — including its dosage forms, strengths, brand names, manufacturers, and FDA-listed product records. These are directory records, not sales or prescription volume.

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Dose forms ⓘ
13
Manufacturers
3
Brand names
61
FDA-listed product records ⓘ
1966
First marketed ⓘ
Baxter Healthcare Corporation25%
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC20%
Eugia US LLC10%
HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirst7%
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.7%
Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC7%
Other makers26%

Share of FDA-listed product records by manufacturer — FDA National Drug Code Directory. Record counts are not sales or prescription volume.

📈 How widely Gentamicin Injection is used (Medicaid data)

A general measure of how commonly Gentamicin Injection is prescribed, based on Medicaid — one of the largest public drug programs. The figure below is prescriptions filled in Q1–Q4 2025, summed across every form and brand of the drug.

Think of this as a proxy for how widely Gentamicin Injection is used, drawn from freely available public data. Medicaid is just one program — these numbers don’t include Medicare, other government coverage, or commercial and cash-pay prescriptions, so real-world use is higher than what’s shown here.

33,521
Medicaid prescriptions filled (Q1–Q4 2025)
$1.9M gross Medicaid reimbursement (before mandatory rebates — net cost is lower)

How commonly is Gentamicin Injection prescribed? Of the 1,599 medications we measure, Gentamicin Injection ranks #714 by Medicaid prescriptions — more than 55% of them.

Where Gentamicin Injection ranks among the drugs we measure · Q1–Q4 2025 · neighbors ±5
Total prescriptions — #714 of 1,599
#709 Penicillin G (Potassiu... 34,354 Rx #710 Loteprednol Ophthalmic 34,076 Rx #711 Loteprednol Etabonate 34,076 Rx #712 Zaleplon 33,889 Rx #713 Ampicillin 33,801 Rx #714 Gentamicin Injection 33,521 Rx #715 Benralizumab Injection 33,442 Rx #716 Ciclesonide Oral Inhal... 33,286 Rx #717 Indapamide 32,997 Rx #718 Dicloxacillin 32,884 Rx #719 Ropivacaine 32,308 Rx

Utilization by Gentamicin Injection product

Pick a product to see its own Medicaid numbers. Each chip is one clinical product — a specific strength & dosage form as defined by RxNorm — with brand-name and generic versions combined.

The 40 mg/mL injectable solution is the most-dispensed Gentamicin Injection product — about 80% of these Medicaid prescriptions.

gentamicin 40 MG/ML Injectable Solution Most dispensed

26,742 Medicaid prescriptions (Q1–Q4 2025) 80% of Gentamicin Injection prescriptions shown $1.5M gross reimbursement (before rebates) ≈ $56 per prescription (gross)

Summed across the 7 of 24 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 313996

2 ML gentamicin 40 MG/ML Injection

4,531 Medicaid prescriptions (Q1–Q4 2025) 14% of Gentamicin Injection prescriptions shown $286,569 gross reimbursement (before rebates) ≈ $63 per prescription (gross)

Summed across the 1 of 8 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 1870650

2 ML gentamicin 10 MG/ML Injection

779 Medicaid prescriptions (Q1–Q4 2025) 2% of Gentamicin Injection prescriptions shown $68,907 gross reimbursement (before rebates) ≈ $88 per prescription (gross)

Summed across the 2 of 7 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 1870676

50 ML gentamicin 1.6 MG/ML Injection

595 Medicaid prescriptions (Q1–Q4 2025) 2% of Gentamicin Injection prescriptions shown $18,803 gross reimbursement (before rebates) ≈ $32 per prescription (gross)

Summed across the 1 of 1 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 310477

100 ML gentamicin 0.8 MG/ML Injection

593 Medicaid prescriptions (Q1–Q4 2025) 2% of Gentamicin Injection prescriptions shown $54,212 gross reimbursement (before rebates) ≈ $91 per prescription (gross)

Summed across the 1 of 1 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 310473

50 ML gentamicin 2 MG/ML Injection

114 Medicaid prescriptions (Q1–Q4 2025) <1% of Gentamicin Injection prescriptions shown

Summed across the 1 of 1 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 197736

100 ML gentamicin 1.2 MG/ML Injection

84 Medicaid prescriptions (Q1–Q4 2025) <1% of Gentamicin Injection prescriptions shown $522 gross reimbursement (before rebates) ≈ $6.22 per prescription (gross)

Summed across the 1 of 1 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 1870631

50 ML gentamicin 1.2 MG/ML Injection

83 Medicaid prescriptions (Q1–Q4 2025) <1% of Gentamicin Injection prescriptions shown $5,724 gross reimbursement (before rebates) ≈ $69 per prescription (gross)

Summed across the 1 of 1 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 1870633

Shares are of the Medicaid prescriptions shown here. Product grouping follows RxNorm (the National Library of Medicine’s drug terminology), so “one product” means one strength & dosage form regardless of manufacturer. Dollar figures are gross Medicaid reimbursement before mandatory rebates — rebates (often large, especially for brand-name drugs) are confidential, so actual net cost to Medicaid is lower than shown.

Source: Medicaid State Drug Utilization Data (CMS), aggregated by generic ingredient — summed across every NDC (all brands, strengths, salt forms and dosage forms) of Gentamicin Injection, and across all states and both fee-for-service and managed-care claims. A general popularity signal; it excludes Medicare, commercial insurance and cash prescriptions, so it is not total U.S. use. Based on the 15 of 44 listed Gentamicin Injection NDCs with Medicaid activity.

🔍 Compare Gentamicin Injection products

A representative set of FDA-listed product records for Gentamicin Injection — across manufacturers, strengths, and dosage forms, grouped by form with each product’s manufacturer and how the FDA approved it. The same medicine may be made and packaged by different companies, so a single drug can have many directory entries. (It’s also why a refill can look different — a new shape, color, or box — even though it contains the same medication.)

Showing 61 of 61 products — FDA National Drug Code Directory. See every product, package size and price: browse all 61 Gentamicin Injection NDCs →

RxNorm Concept Web — From Ingredient to Every Form and Strength

This page starts with one ingredient concept (IN). The branches below show its dose-form concepts (SCDF), then the available clinical drug and strength concepts (SCD). Combination products remain separate concepts with their own pages.

Ingredient (IN) Gentamicin Injection RxCUI 1596450 7 dose forms · 18 strengths
  1. Dose form (SCDF) Injectable Solution RxCUI 1870216 In current FDA listings
    Clinical drug / strength (SCD) 5 MG/ML RxCUI 102770 10 MG/ML RxCUI 239204 40 MG/ML RxCUI 313996 100 MG/ML RxCUI 1485222
  3. Dose form (SCDF) Irrigation Solution RxCUI 1870319 No current FDA listing
    Clinical drug / strength (SCD) 100 MG/ML RxCUI 1090525
  4. Dose form (SCDF) Ophthalmic Ointment RxCUI 1870220 No current FDA listing
    Clinical drug / strength (SCD) 0.003 MG/MG RxCUI 310466
  5. Dose form (SCDF) Ophthalmic Solution RxCUI 1870228 No current FDA listing
    Clinical drug / strength (SCD) 3 MG/ML RxCUI 310467 15 MG/ML RxCUI 106871
  6. Dose form (SCDF) Topical Cream RxCUI 1870264 No current FDA listing
    Clinical drug / strength (SCD) 1 MG/ML RxCUI 197735
  7. Dose form (SCDF) Topical Ointment RxCUI 1870479 No current FDA listing
    Clinical drug / strength (SCD) 0.001 MG/MG RxCUI 310465

Look up RxCUI 1596450 in the RxCUI Atlas →

RxNorm is the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s normalized drug vocabulary. Its concept hierarchy can include forms that are not currently marketed; the status on each branch compares that concept with current FDA listings. RxCUIs identify vocabulary concepts, not individual packages or manufacturers.

🏷️ Gentamicin Injection brand names

Garamycin I.V. Garasol Gentak Gentamicin Sulfate in Sodium Chloride

🏭 Who makes Gentamicin Injection: manufacturers and labelers

Baxter Healthcare Corporation 15 Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC 12 Eugia US LLC 6 HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirst 4 Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. 4 Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC 4 Henry Schein, Inc 3 Henry Schein, Inc. 3 Hospira, Inc. 3 Cardinal Health 107, LLC 2 General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc 2 Remedyrepack Inc. 2 Cardinal Health 1

Gentamicin Injection drug class (RxNorm)

Gentamicin Injection belongs to the Aminoglycoside Antibacterial class.

Pharmacologic class Aminoglycoside Antibacterial
Drug family (ATC) Other antibiotics for topical use, Other aminoglycosides, Antibiotics

Classified by RxNorm RxClass — the U.S. National Library of Medicine's standardized drug-classification service (Established Pharmacologic Class from the FDA, the ATC drug family from the WHO, and mechanism of action). Reference only, not medical advice.

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Forms, brands & labelersAggregated from ingredient-matched FDA National Drug Code Directory product records for Gentamicin Injection.
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Real-world reportsThe FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS), served through openFDA.
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Recalls & shortagesopenFDA drug-enforcement reports and the FDA drug-shortage database.
🧾 Clinical label set — FDA-filed SPL labels retained for Gentamicin Injection after exact ingredient or ingredient-combination matching and applicable route/form matching
Clinical labels in scope
17
NDC products indexed
61
Distinct labelers/manufacturers represented
13
Linked representative label ⓘ
Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC
Linked label effective
Nov 10, 2023
Composite sections available
19
Linked SPL Set ID
09cf88af-59da-f147-e063-6294a90aac99
Linked SPL Document ID
09cf496c-8177-ebb7-e063-6394a90a745a
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NDC package records associated with this linked SPL 1

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