ototoxicity

Toxic to the ear. Etiology: Ototoxic pharmaceutical agents include: - amikacin (Amikin) - aminoglycoside antibiotic - azithromycin (Zithromax) - bumetanide (Bumex) - capreomycin (Capastat) - carboplatin (CDBCA, Paraplatin) - cisplatin (Platinol) - erythromycin (Eryc, E-mycin, Ilotycin, AK-Mycin, A/T/S, T-stat) - ethacrynic acid (Edecrin) - furosemide (Lasix) - gentamicin (Garamycin, Genoptic) - hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) - kanamycin (Kantrex) - mechlorethamine (Mustargen) - neomycin (Mycifradin) - netilmicin (Netromycin) - paromomycin (aminosidine, Humatin) - streptomycin - tetracycline (Achromycin, Sumycin) - tobramycin (Nebcin, Tobrex) - vancomycin (Vancocin) - vinblastine or vincaleukoblastine (Velban, Velsar, Alkaban-AQ) - vincristine, 22-oxovincaleukoblastine or leurocristine (Oncovin, Vincasar PFS) - vinorelbine (Navelbine)

Related

auditory injury ear

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999