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How to Take Spectinomycin and it's Dose

Written by - Dhanalakshmi Chinnuswamy, Diploma in Pharmacy, MBA (Healthcare)

Medically Checked by - S. Hemamalini, B. Pharm

Last Updated on August 11, 2022

It comes as a solution for injection, to be administered by a healthcare provider into a large muscle.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

Adult: IM – The recommended dose is 2 gm as single dose.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

Hypersensitivity.

Drug Name : Spectinomycin

This medication is an aminocyclitol antibiotic, prescribed for gonorrhea.

Trade Names/Brand Names of Spectinomycin

India :

Spectin | Trobicin | Spectin (200mg) | Myspec (2 gm)

International :

Trobicin

Last Updated on August 11, 2022

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