Tobramycine
antibiotic
Third-party optionWhat this medicine is for
Tobramycin belongs to the “antibiotic” category. Antibiotics treat infections caused by bacteria. They are taken as a course, over a set period, to the end of the prescription.
Specifically, for Tobramycin: Treats a bacterial infection. It is used rather occasionally or as a short course, to get through an episode.
Under which brands it is found
In France, about 7 reimbursable presentations containing Tobramycin are recorded. It is found under several brand names and as generics.
- Nebcine
- Tobi
- Tobi Podhaler
- Tobradex
- Tobramycine Zentiva
- Tobrex
- Todexal
Original brand-name products and generics deliver the same active substance; the choice between them is made with your doctor or pharmacist.
Supplements to consider
None of our references matches Tobramycin. Only one single-ingredient supplement is worth mentioning, as guidance.
Probiotics
Probiotics are live micro-organisms, mainly lactobacilli and bifidobacteria. The CFU count and the number of strains are among the selection criteria; gastro-resistant capsules protect the bacteria from stomach acidity.
Preferred form gastro-resistant capsules, several strains, CFU count stated
Further reading
The literature on the nutrient
- Gut microbiome, gut function, and probiotics: Implications for health
- Effects of probiotics on gut microbiota: mechanisms of intestinal immunomodulation and neuromodulation
These studies concern the nutrient itself, its role, its forms, its bioavailability. They do not concern this medicine and assert no link between it and a nutrient requirement.
Talk about it in the community
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Related molecules
To explore in the « Anti-infectives » family and its neighbours.
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