neomycin
Regulatory sources consulted
Approved indications
- First aid to help prevent infection in minor cuts, scrapes, and burns, as a triple-antibiotic combination.
Contraindications
Absolute
- Do not use if allergic to any ingredient in the combination: bacitracin zinc, neomycin sulfate, or polymyxin B sulfate.
Clinical warnings
- For external use only. The regimen and indication apply to the bacitracin-neomycin-polymyxin B combination, not to the isolated ingredient. — openFDA Triple Antibiotic ointment set ID 0070ea5f-434d-53a7-e063-6294a90abf18
- Major warning · Do not use in the eyes, over large areas, or for longer than 1 week unless directed by a doctor. Ask a doctor before use on deep or puncture wounds, animal bites, or serious burns. Stop and seek advice if the condition worsens or persists, or if a rash or allergic reaction develops. — openFDA Triple Antibiotic ointment set ID 0070ea5f-434d-53a7-e063-6294a90abf18
Pregnancy and lactation
No specific recommendation is established for pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Recent literature (PubMed)
This review highlights the causes, types and clinical staging of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Current concepts on the probable pathogenetic mechanisms and currently practiced therapeutic options are discussed. HE may be covert and overt. Also known as minimal HE. Covert HE, where there are behavioral abnormalities and impairment in activities of daily living with intact sensorium. The pathophysiology of HE remains poorly understood. There is disturbance of the urea cycle due to liver disease leading to increased production of ammonia. The ammonium ion enters the astrocytes along with glutamate (converted to glutamine by ammonia) and myo-inositol, thereby increasing the osmolality of the astrocytic cytoplasm. This osmotic gradient results in accumulation of water inside the astrocytes resulting in cerebral edema and increase in brain volume. Additionally, current research has noted the role of cerebral oxidative/nitrosative stress and the synergistic effects of increased cerebral ammonia and alteration in neurotransmitters, neurometabolites, and cortical excitability due to systemic inflammation. In advanced liver disease with systemic infection or inflammation, neuroinflammatory processes play significant role in the development of HE. Inflammatory cytokines like TNF-α, IL-6, IL-17 in presence of hyperammonemia have been found to induce neurotoxicity of ammonia by passing through the blood brain barrier and causing enlarged/swollen pale astrocytes, resulting in HE. Disrupted enterohepatic circulation in end stage liver disease also causes elevation of bile acids which induces neuroinflammation. Manganese and zinc play as co-factors of enzymatic reaction. These metal deposition causes multiple psychomotor symptoms observed in HE. The gut environment has a major impact on brain function in patients with HE. Toxins such as ammonia and inflammatory cytokines produced by this impaired intestinal flora access the circulation through porto-systemic anastomoses and exacerba
Surgical site infections (SSIs)-especially anastomotic dehiscence-are major contributors to morbidity and mortality after rectal resection. The role of mechanical and oral antibiotics bowel preparation (MOABP) in preventing complications of rectal resection is currently disputed. To assess whether MOABP reduces overall complications and SSIs after elective rectal resection compared with mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) plus placebo. This multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial was conducted at 3 university hospitals in Finland between March 18, 2020, and October 10, 2022. Patients aged 18 years and older undergoing elective resection with primary anastomosis of a rectal tumor 15 cm or less from the anal verge on magnetic resonance imaging were eligible for inclusion. Outcomes were analyzed using a modified intention-to-treat principle, which included all patients who were randomly allocated to and underwent elective rectal resection with an anastomosis. Patients were stratified according to tumor distance from the anal verge and neoadjuvant treatment given and randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive MOABP with an oral regimen of neomycin and metronidazole (n = 277) or MBP plus matching placebo tablets (n = 288). All study medications were taken the day before surgery, and all patients received intravenous antibiotics approximately 30 minutes before surgery. The primary outcome was overall cumulative postoperative complications measured using the Comprehensive Complication Index. Key secondary outcomes were SSI and anastomotic dehiscence within 30 days after surgery. In all, 565 patients were included in the analysis, with 288 in the MBP plus placebo group (median [IQR] age, 69 [62-74] years; 190 males [66.0%]) and 277 in the MOABP group (median [IQR] age, 70 [62-75] years; 158 males [57.0%]). Patients in the MOABP group experienced fewer overall postoperative complications (median [IQR] Comprehensive Complication Index, 0 [0-8.66] vs 8