Pred-G Ophthalmic Ointment

Generic name: gentamicin sulfate and prednisolone acetate
Dosage form: ophthalmic ointment
Drug class:Ophthalmic steroids with anti-infectives

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Oct 22, 2021.

PRED-G®

(gentamicin and prednisolone acetate ophthalmic ointment, USP) 0.3%/0.6%

sterile

PRED-G® sterile ophthalmic ointment is a topical anti-inflammatory/anti-infective combination product for ophthalmic use.

Structural Formulas:

Chemical Names:

Prednisolone acetate: 11ß,17,21-Trihydroxypregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione 21-acetate.

Gentamicin sulfate is the sulfate salt of gentamicin C1, gentamicin C2, and gentamicin C1A which are produced by the growth of Micromonospora purpurea.

Contains:Actives: gentamicin sulfate equivalent to 0.3% gentamicin base, prednisolone acetate 0.6%; Preservative: chlorobutanol (chloral derivative) 0.5%; Inactives: mineral oil; petrolatum (and) lanolin alcohol; purified water; and white petrolatum.

Pred-G Ophthalmic Ointment - Clinical Pharmacology

Corticosteroids suppress the inflammatory response to a variety of agents and they probably delay or slow healing. Since corticosteroids may inhibit the body’s defense mechanism against infection, a concomitant antimicrobial drug may be used when this inhibition is considered to be clinically significant in a particular case.

The anti-infective component in PRED-G® ophthalmic ointment is included to provide action against specific organisms susceptible to it. Gentamicin sulfate is active in vitro against susceptible strains of the following microorganisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Enterobacter aerogenes, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Serratia marcescens.

When a decision to administer both a corticosteroid and an antimicrobial is made, the administration of such drugs in combination ...