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Gentamicin
Essential medicine status
Section:
21. Ophthalmological preparations 21.1. Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
ATC codes: S02AA14
EMLc
Indication
Infectious blepharitis ICD11 code: 9A01.3
INN
Gentamicin
Medicine type
Chemical agent
Antibiotic groups
ACCESS
List type
Core
Formulations
Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 0.3% (gentamicin sulfate)
EML status history
First added in 1989 (TRS 796)
Changed in 1991 (TRS 825)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic equivalence
Medicines within the same pharmacological class can be used
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
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Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
The EMLc Subcommittee endorsed the inclusion of gentamicin eye drops with a square box on the core list of the EMLc.