The majority of physicians in our intensive care unit (ICU) previously based gentamicin dosage on previous experience, textbook recommendations, or the patient's estimated creatinine clearance (CL ...

Gentamicin sulfate 40mg/mL; IM, or IV inj after dilution; contains sulfites. Obesity: Base dose on lean body mass. Usual duration 7–10 days. 1mg/kg IM or IV every 8 hours; max 5mg/kg/day.

Gentamicin sulfate 0.3%; contains benzalkonium chloride. Gentamicin, an aminoglycoside, binds to the prokaryotic ribosome, inhibiting protein synthesis in susceptible bacteria. It is bactericidal ...

To ensure that the true peaks and troughs were measured, nurses recorded the time of drug administration and blood draws in each patient's record. Clinical pharmacists used the gentamicin ...