General description
INN
Colistin
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
Antibiotic groups
EML status history
First added in 2017
(TRS
1006)
for
Other specified bacterial diseases
Added in 2019
(TRS
1021)
for
Carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Removed in 2019
(TRS
1021)
for
Other specified bacterial diseases
Added in 2019
(TRS
1021)
for
Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Added in 2019
(TRS
1021)
for
Carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Reserve group antibiotics
- Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 million IU in vial (as colistemethate sodium)
- Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 million IU in vial (as colistemethate sodium) (equivalent to 34 mg colistin base activity)