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==Contraindications== | ==Contraindications== | ||
A history of clinically significant [[hypersensitivity]] to streptomycin is a contraindication to its use. Clinically significant hypersensitivity to other aminoglycosides may contraindicate the use of streptomycin because of the known cross-sensitivity of patients to drugs in this class.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = STREPTOMYCIN INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION [X-GEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=abd1f64e-4283-4370-aae8-3666316aa36e | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | A history of clinically significant [[hypersensitivity]] to streptomycin is a contraindication to its use. Clinically significant [[hypersensitivity]] to other aminoglycosides may contraindicate the use of streptomycin because of the known cross-sensitivity of patients to drugs in this class.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = STREPTOMYCIN INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION [X-GEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=abd1f64e-4283-4370-aae8-3666316aa36e | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:14, 7 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Contraindications
A history of clinically significant hypersensitivity to streptomycin is a contraindication to its use. Clinically significant hypersensitivity to other aminoglycosides may contraindicate the use of streptomycin because of the known cross-sensitivity of patients to drugs in this class.[1]
References
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.