AMIKIN

Post-LOE

amikacin sulfate

Bristol Myers Squibb

ANDAINJECTIONINJECTABLE

Approved

Jan 1981

Lifecycle

Post-LOE

Competitive Pressure

30/100

Data completeness

3/8 — Basic

AMIKIN (amikacin sulfate) by Bristol Myers Squibb is mechanism of action amikacin, an aminoglycoside, binds to the prokaryotic ribosome, inhibiting protein synthesis in susceptible bacteria. Approved for the short-term treatment of serious infections due to susceptible strains of gram-negative bacteria, including pseudomonas species, escherichia coli and 12 more indications. First approved in 1981.

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Mechanism of Action

Mechanism of Action Amikacin, an aminoglycoside, binds to the prokaryotic ribosome, inhibiting protein synthesis in susceptible bacteria. It is bactericidal in vitro against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

Indications (15)

the short-term treatment of serious infections due to susceptible strains of Gram-negative bacteria including Pseudomonas species

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Data Sources

Drug label: DailyMed / FDA
Clinical trials: ClinicalTrials.gov
Patent data: FDA Orange Book
Spending data: CMS Medicare

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