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Aminoglycoside antibiotic

Streptomycin

Adult dose

Dose: 15 mg/kg IM/IV OD (max 1g) for TB; specialist
Route: IM/IV
Frequency: OD

Dose adjustments

Renal

Reduce dose / interval per CrCl

Clinical pearls

  • MDR-TB, brucellosis, plague, tularaemia — specialist
  • Audiometry baseline + during; trough <5 mg/L

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity
  • Pregnancy (ototoxic)
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Severe renal impairment

Side effects

  • Ototoxicity (vestibular > cochlear)
  • Nephrotoxicity
  • Neuromuscular blockade
  • Rash
  • Cytopenias

Interactions

  • Loop diuretics
  • Other ototoxic/nephrotoxic drugs
  • Neuromuscular blockers

Monitoring

  • Drug levels
  • Audiometry
  • U&E

Reference: BNF; NICE NG33; UKHSA; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/streptomycin/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.

Related

Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.