What other drugs will affect bacitracin injection?
Before your child receives bacitracin, tell the doctor if your child is receiving any of the following drugs: • cancer medications (chemotherapy); • medicines used to treat a bowel disorder, such as mesalamine (Pentasa) or sulfasalazine (Azulfidine); • medicines used to prevent organ transplant rejection, such as sirolimus (Rapamune) or tacrolimus (Prograf); • any other injected antibiotics such as amikacin (Amikin), amphotericin B (Fungizone, AmBisome, Amphotec, Abelcet), or streptomycin; or • antiviral medicines such as adefovir (Hepsera), cidofovir (Vistide), or foscarnet (Foscavir). Many of these other drugs can damage the kidneys. If your child is receiving any of these drugs, he or she may not be able to receive bacitracin, or may need dosage adjustments or special tests during treatment. There may be other drugs that can affect bacitracin injection. Tell your doctor about all your child’s prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and dru
