Kanamycin (By injection)

There may be other brand names for this medicine.

This medicine is not right for everyone. You should not receive it if you had an allergic reaction to kanamycin, or you are pregnant.

Your doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein. This medicine can also be given as a shot into one of your muscles.
A nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.
Take all of the medicine in your prescription to clear up your infection, even if you feel better after the first few doses.

Some medicines can affect how kanamycin works. Tell your doctor if you are using polymyxin B, bacitracin, colistin, amphotericin B, cisplatin, or vancomycin.
Tell your doctor if you are using aminoglycosides, other antibiotics, or diuretics (water pills), such as ethacrynic acid, meralluride sodium, furosemide, sodium mercaptomerin, or mannitol.

It is not safe to take this medicine during pregnancy. It could harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant.
Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, hearing problems, Parkinson disease, myasthenia gravis, asthma or other breathing problems, or if you had an allergic reaction to a sulfite.
This medicine may cause hearing loss.
Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.
This medicine is not for long-term use.

Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
Decrease in how much or how often you urinate
Dizziness, or a feeling of spinning or constant movement
Eye movements you cannot control
Muscle paralysis
Muscle twitching or seizures
Ringing or roaring sound in your ears, or other hearing changes
Skin numbness or tingling
Trouble breathing

Last Updated: 1/27/2017