26th December 2017 (Circular No. SP PPUM: 471/2017):
Name of Medication: Polymyxin B 50 mg (500,000 units) Brand: Poly-B Form: Injection Company: Samarth Life Science, India Formulary Category: Standard Precriber: Infectious Disease Specialist, Intensivist, Respiratory Specialist This medication will be replacing the antibiotic Polymyxin E (also known as Colistin) except in the treatment of Urinary Tract Infections and using it as a nebulizer. To reduce medication error since both medications Polymyxin B and Polymyxin E are similar and sound alike, doctors are advised to prescribe this medication in 'mg' (500,000 units = 50 mg). This will help to differentiate Polymyxin E (Colistin) which uses 'mega unit'. |  |