ototoxicity

Introduction

Toxic to the ear.

Etiology

Ototoxic pharmaceutical agents include:

• amikacin (Amikin)
• aminoglycoside antibiotic
• azithromycin (Zithromax)
• bumetanide (Bumex)
• capreomycin (Capastat)
• carboplatin (CDBCA, Paraplatin)
• cisplatin (Platinol)
• erythromycin (Eryc, E-mycin, Ilotycin, AK-Mycin, A/T/S, T-stat)
• ethacrynic acid (Edecrin)
• furosemide (Lasix)
• gentamicin (Garamycin, Genoptic)
• hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)
• kanamycin (Kantrex)
• mechlorethamine (Mustargen)
• neomycin (Mycifradin)
• netilmicin (Netromycin)
• paromomycin (aminosidine, Humatin)
• streptomycin
• tetracycline (Achromycin, Sumycin)
• tobramycin (Nebcin, Tobrex)
• vancomycin (Vancocin)
• vinblastine or vincaleukoblastine (Velban, Velsar, Alkaban-AQ)
• vincristine, 22-oxovincaleukoblastine or leurocristine (Oncovin, Vincasar PFS)
• vinorelbine (Navelbine)

More general terms

• toxicity; poisoning; overdose

Additional terms

• auditory injury
• ear