Amikacin (Biodacin)

Amikacin belongs to the group of glycoside antibiotics, which have bactericidal activity. Amikacin has a broad spectrum of action action - infections of the respiratory tract, bones and joints, skin and soft tissues, peritonitis, infections of burn wounds and surgical wounds, severe, complicated and recurrent infections of the of the urinary tract, septicemia, infections of the central nervous system Amikacin is not absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and cannot be used orally. It is administered intramuscularly or intravenously. For antibiotic works effectively, it must reach the site of infection concentration necessary to inhibit the growth or kill the pathogenic microorganism pathogenic organism, and at the same time this concentration must remain safe for human cells. Determination of amikacin in serum is used to determine the appropriate individual dose of the of the antibiotic.