Tobrex Ophthalmic Ointment

Generic name: tobramycin
Dosage form: ophthalmic ointment
Drug class:Ophthalmic anti-infectives

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jun 1, 2021.

Tobrex Ophthalmic Ointment Description

TOBREX® (tobramycin ophthalmic ointment) 0.3% is a sterile topical ophthalmic antibiotic formulation prepared specifically for topical therapy of external ophthalmic infections.

Each gram of TOBREX (tobramycin ophthalmic ointment) 0.3% contains: Active: tobramycin 0.3% (3 mg). Preservative: chlorobutanol 0.5%. Inactives: mineral oil, white petrolatum.

Tobramycin is a water-soluble aminoglycoside antibiotic active against a wide variety of gram-negative and gram-positive ophthalmic pathogens.

The chemical structure of tobramycin is:

Molecular Formula:

C18H37N5O9

Molecular Weight: 467.52 g/mol

Chemical Name:

0-{3-amino-3-deoxy-α-D-gluco-pyranosyl-(1→4) }-0-{2,6-diamino-2,3,6-trideoxy-α-D-ribohexo-pyranosyl-(1→6) }-2-deoxystreptamine.

Tobrex Ophthalmic Ointment - Clinical Pharmacology

In Vitro Data: In vitro studies have demonstrated tobramycin is active against susceptible strains of the following microorganis...