CAPREOMYCIN (CAPASTAT SULFATE) Nursing Considerations

What is the generic name?

CAPREOMYCIN

What is the Trade Name for CAPREOMYCIN?

CAPASTAT SULFATE

What are the Indications for CAPREOMYCIN?

• INDICATIONS AND USAGE Capastat Sulfate, which is to be used concomitantly with other appropriate antituberculosis agents, is indicated in pulmonary infections caused by capreomycin-susceptible strains of M. tuberculosis when the primary agents (isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, aminosalicylic acid, and streptomycin) have been ineffective or cannot be used because of toxicity or the presence of resistant tubercle bacilli. Susceptibility studies should be performed to determine the presence of a capreomycin-susceptible strain of M. tuberculosis .

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