Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Neomycin as follows:
- Watch closely for development of any opportunistic infections, such as, oral candidiasis with white patches in the mouth, to be reported to the physician.
- Check with your doctor regarding safety upon receiving any live vaccinations, as Neomycin by eliminating natural bacterial flora, could lower the body’s resistance. Live vaccinations could turn virulent in such individuals, precipitating new infections.
- Observe compliance with any periodical evaluation of real function ordered. As Neomycin is eliminated unchanged in the urine, renal function could be periodically monitored, to prevent any risk for toxicity. Any symptoms of renal injury and altered kidney function, such as, altered levels of consciousness and reduced urine formation, should be closely watched for and reported to the physician. Individuals with compromised renal function tend to retain the drug in the circulation longer, thus resulting in toxicity. Neomycin should be avoided or used with extreme caution is such individuals.
- Neomycin should be avoided or used with extreme caution in individuals with seizure history. Individuals with history of seizures and hallucinations can present with exacerbation of these symptoms with Neomycin. Any seizure episodes while taking Neomycin should be reported to the physician.
