| Drug Name: | Chloramphenicol |
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| Drug Class: | Antibiotic |
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| Mechanism of Action: | - Inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 50S ribosomal subunit
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| Use: | - Treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible bacteria
- Typhoid fever
- Brain abscesses
- Meningitis
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| Side Effects: | - Bone marrow suppression
- Gray baby syndrome
- Optic neuritis
- Peripheral neuropathy
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| Contraindications: | - Hypersensitivity to chloramphenicol
- History of bone marrow suppression
- Pregnancy and lactation
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| Specialty: | - Infectious Disease
- Pediatrics
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