Patient was educated on how to take Neomycin oral as follows: Take Neomycin pill with or without food along with a full 8 oz. glass of water. Taking the medication with food and water helps prevent any nauseating sensation. Evenly space out the doses of the antibiotic and take the dose at the scheduled time every day. Keeping to the schedule helps with maintaining a constant level of the antibiotic in the body, which is [...]

Patient was educated on Neomycin and its mechanism of action as follows: Neomycin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic belonging to the class of Aminoglycoside antibiotics. This antibiotic is active against several bacterial infections. Neomycin does not act against any viral infections. Neomycin inhibits bacterial protein synthesis in a wide variety of bacteria. These proteins are needed for bacterial division and growth. Inhibition of protein synthesis by Neomycin leads to killing of the bacteria, preventing their division [...]