(BAS i TRAY sin) Brand: Baci-IM
• Till your baby receives bacitracin injection, speak the doctor if the baby has a history of kidney disease.
• Much another drugs can hurt the kidneys and must not be used together with bacitracin. Speak your doctor if your baby is receiving chemotherapy, medicines used to treat a bowel mess, medications to prevent organ transplant rejection, antiviral medications, or any another injected antibiotics.
• Get abnormal medical help if your baby has any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of the person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Serious side effects of bacitracin injection include urinating smaller than normal or not at all, blood in the urine, lower back pain, or painful urination.
• Create certain your baby receives this medicine for the entire length of time predesigned by the doctor. Your child's symptoms may get better till the infection is completely treated. Bacitracin injection will not treat a viral infection such as the general cool or flu.
• Bacitracin injection is an antibiotic that treats staph infection caused by a bacteria called staphylococcus (STAF-il-oh-KOK-us).
• Bacitracin injection is used in infants to treat pneumonia. It is also used to treat an infection that causes pus to build up between the lungs and the membrane that covers them.
• Bacitracin injection may also be used for purposes another than those listed in this medicine guide.
• Your baby must not receive this medicine if he or she is allergic to bacitracin.
• Till receiving bacitracin injection, speak your child's doctor if the baby is allergic to any drugs, or if your baby has a history of kidney malady. If your baby has either of these conditions, he or she may not be able to receive bacitracin, or may need dosage adjustments or particular trials during treatment.
• This medicine is given as an injection into a muscle. A doctor, nurse, or another healthcare provider will give your baby this injection.
• Lung infections in infants are serious conditions, and your baby will most likely be kept in the hospital while being treated with bacitracin injection.
• To be certain this medicine is not causing deleterious effects, your child's kidney function may need to be tested on a regular basis. Do not miss any scheduled visits to your doctor.
• Create certain your baby receives this medicine for the entire length of time predesigned by the doctor. Your child's symptoms may get better till the infection is completely treated. Bacitracin injection will not treat a viral infection such as the general cool or flu.
• Since bacitracin injection is generally given in a hospital, it is not likely your baby will miss a dose.
• Speak your child's caregivers right away if you think the baby has received too many of this medicine.
• Follow your doctor's instructions about any restrictions on food, beverages, or activity while your baby is receiving bacitracin injection.
• Get abnormal medical help if your baby has any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of the person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• While receiving bacitracin injection, your baby will be watched for the next serious side effects:
· urinating more than normal or more often;
· urinating smaller than normal, or not at all (fewer wet diapers);
· blood in the urine;
· lower back pain; or
· painful urination.
• Smaller serious side effects include:
· nausea, vomiting;
· mild skin rash; or
· pain, burning, or swelling where the medication was injected.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Speak your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Till your baby receives bacitracin, speak the doctor if your baby is receiving any of the next drugs:
· cancer medications (chemotherapy);
· medicines used to treat a bowel mess, such as mesalamine (Pentasa) or sulfasalazine (Azulfidine);
· medicines used to prevent organ transplant rejection, such as sirolimus (Rapamune) or tacrolimus (Prograf);
· any another injected antibiotics such as amikacin (Amikin), amphotericin B (Fungizone, AmBisome, Amphotec, Abelcet), or streptomycin; or
· antiviral medicines such as adefovir (Hepsera), cidofovir (Vistide), or foscarnet (Foscavir).
• Much of these another drugs can hurt the kidneys. If your baby is receiving any of these drugs, he or she may not be able to receive bacitracin, or may need dosage adjustments or particular trials during treatment.
• There may be another drugs that can affect bacitracin injection. Speak your doctor about all your child's prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start a new medicine without telling your child's doctor.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about bacitracin injection.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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