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- $Title{hydrocortisone, polymyxin B, and neomycin combination (otic)}
- $Subject{AK-Spore Otic Akorn Cortatrigen Modified Ear Drops Goldline
- Cortisporin Burroughs Wellcome Drotic Ascher Ortega-Otic M Ortega Otocort
- Lemmon Otomycin-Hpn Misemer adrenocorticosteroid antibiotic hydrocortisone
- polymyxin B neomycin superficial bacterial infections outer ear fluid balance
- temperature reaction inflammation cortisone-like inflammation redness swelling
- itching pain antibiotics prevent growth multiplication bacteria}
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- Copyright (C) 1993 Publications International, Ltd.
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- hydrocortisone, polymyxin B, and neomycin combination (otic)
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- BRAND NAMES (Manufacturers)
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- AK-Spore H.C. Otic (Akorn)
- Cortatrigen Modified Ear Drops (Goldline)
- Cortisporin Otic (Burroughs Wellcome)
- Drotic (Ascher)
- Ortega-Otic M (Ortega)
- Otocort (Lemmon)
- Otomycin-Hpn Otic (Misemer)
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- TYPE OF DRUG
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- Otic adrenocorticosteroid and antibiotic
-
- INGREDIENTS
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- hydrocortisone, polymyxin B, and neomycin
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- DOSAGE FORMS
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- Otic solution (1% hydrocortisone, 10,000 units polymyxin B, and 5 mg
- neomycin per ml)
- Otic suspension (1% hydrocortisone, 10,000 units polymyxin B, and 5 mg
- neomycin per ml)
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- STORAGE
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- The medication should be stored at room temperature (never frozen) in
- tightly closed, light-resistant containers.
-
- USES
-
- This medication is used to treat superficial bacterial infections of the
- outer ear. Your adrenal glands naturally produce certain cortisone-like
- chemicals. These chemicals are involved in various regulatory processes in
- the body (such as those involving fluid balance, temperature, and reaction to
- inflammation). Hydrocortisone belongs to a group of drugs known as
- adrenocorticosteroids (or cortisone-like medications). It is used to relieve
- inflammation (redness, swelling, itching, pain). Polymyxin B and neomycin are
- antibiotics, which act to prevent the growth and multiplication of the
- infecting bacteria.
-
- TREATMENT
-
- For accuracy, and in order to avoid contamination, another person should
- insert the ear drops if possible.
- To warm the drops before administration, roll the bottle back and forth
- between your hands. DO NOT place the bottle in boiling water; high
- temperatures destroy the medication.
- Before administration, the suspension form of this medication should be
- shaken well. The contents tend to settle on the bottom of the bottle, so it
- is necessary to shake the container to distribute the ingredients evenly and
- equalize the doses.
- To administer the ear drops, tilt the head to one side with the affected
- ear turned upward. Grasp the earlobe and gently pull it upward and back to
- straighten the ear canal. (If administering ear drops to a child, gently pull
- the earlobe downward and back.) Fill the dropper and place the prescribed
- number of drops into the ear. Be careful not to touch the dropper to the ear
- canal, since the dropper can easily become contaminated. Keep the ear tilted
- upward for about five minutes. Your doctor may want you to put a piece of
- cotton soaked with the medication into your ear to keep the medicine from
- leaking out. To avoid contamination, DO NOT wash or wipe the dropper after
- you use it.
- If you miss a dose, administer as soon as possible, unless it is almost
- time for the next dose. In that case, don't use the missed dose at all;
- return to your regular dosing schedule.
- It is important to continue to take this medication for the entire time
- prescribed by your doctor, even if the symptoms of infection disappear before
- the end of that period. If you stop using the drug too soon, resistant
- bacteria are given a chance to continue growing, and the infection could
- recur.
-
- SIDE EFFECTS
-
- Minor.
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- Burning sensation upon application. The burning should disappear as your
- body adjusts to the medication.
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- Major.
-
- Tell your doctor about any side effects that are persistent or
- particularly bothersome. IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR about
- itching, rash, redness, or swelling at the site of application.
-
- INTERACTIONS
-
- This medication should not interact with any other medications as long as
- it is used according to directions.
-
- WARNINGS
-
- * Tell your doctor about unusual or allergic reactions you have had to
- medications, especially to hydrocortisone or any other adrenocorticosteroids
- (such as amcinonide, betamethasone, clocortolone, cortisone, desonide,
- desoximetasone, dexamethasone, diflorasone, flumethasone, fluocinolone,
- fluocinonide, fluorometholone, flurandrenolide, halcinonide,
- methylprednisolone, prednisolone, prednisone, and triamcinolone), to polymyxin
- B, or to neomycin or any related antibiotic (such as amikacin, colistimethate,
- colistin, gentamicin, kanamycin, netilmicin, paromycin, streptomycin,
- tobramycin, or viomycin).
- * Tell your doctor if you now have or if you have ever had viral or
- fungal infections of the ear, a punctured eardrum, myasthenia gravis, or
- kidney disease.
- * Do not use this medication for longer than ten consecutive days, unless
- your doctor directs you to do so. If there is no change in your condition
- within two or three days after starting to take this medication, contact your
- doctor. The medication may not be effective for the type of infection you
- have.
- * This medication has been prescribed for your current infection only.
- Another infection later on, or one that someone else has, may require a
- different medicine. You should not give your medicine to other people or use
- it for other infections, unless your doctor specifically directs you to do so.
- * Be sure to tell your doctor if you are pregnant. If large amounts of
- hydrocortisone are applied for prolonged periods, some of it will be absorbed
- and may cross the placenta. Studies in humans have not been conducted, but
- birth defects have been observed in the offspring of animals that were given
- large oral doses of hydrocortisone during pregnancy. Also, tell your doctor
- if you are breast-feeding an infant. If absorbed through the skin, small
- amounts of the drug pass into breast milk and may cause growth suppression or
- a decrease in natural adrenocorticosteroid hormone production in the infant.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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