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Is taking garamycin (gentamicin) for pinkeye if its not viral harmful?
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No: Unless you have a particular sensitivity or allergy to that drug. It is very commonly used for that purpose.
Answered 11/2/2013
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Probably not: My main problem with this is that it does have a significant allergic profile in many patients where the actually worsen ; start using more because they think the "infection" is getting worse when actually it is a reaction to meds.
Answered 11/2/2013
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