Chloramphenicol

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Where is Chloramphenicol found?

Chloramphenicol is an antibiotic and is often used in eye drops or ointment for bacterial conjunctivitis. It is also used in the treatment of meningitis and typhoid and for children with fever and rashes.

How can you avoid contact with Chloramphenicol?

Avoid products that list any of the following names in the ingredients:

• Acetamide, 2,2-dichloro-N-(2-hydroxy-1- (hydroxymethyl)-2-(4- nitrophenyl)ethyl)-, (R-(R*,R*))-
• Alficetyn
• Ambofen
• Amphenicol
• Amphicol
• Amseclor
• Anacetin
• Aquamycetin
• Austracil
• Austracol
• BRN 2225532
• Biocetin
• Biophenicol
• CAF
• CAF (pharmaceutical)
• CAM
• CAP (ambiguous)
• CCRIS 3922
• CPh
• Catilan
• Chemicetin
• Chemicetina
• Chlomin
• Chlomycol
• Chlora-tabs
• Chloramex
• Chloramfenikol
• Chloramfenikol [Czech]
• Chloramficin
• Chloramfilin
• Chloramphenicol
• Chloramphenicol crystalline
• Chloramphenicol, d-
• Chloramphenicolum
• Chloramphenicolum [INN-Latin]
• Chloramsaar
• Chlorasol
• Chlorbiotic (Veterinary)
• Chloricol
• Chlornitromycin
• Chloro-25 vetag
• Chloroamphenicol
• Chlorocaps
• Chlorocid
• Chlorocid S
• Chlorocide
• Chlorocidin C
• Chlorocidin C tetran
• Chlorocol
• Chlorofair
• Chloroject L Chloromax Chloromycetin Chloromycetny Chloromycetny [Polish] Chloronitrin Chloroptic Chloroptic S.O.P. Chlorovules Cidocetine Ciplamycetin Cloramfenicol Cloramfenicol [INN-Spanish] Cloramfenicolo Cloramfenicolo [DCIT] Cloramficin Cloramicol Cloramidina Cloroamfenicolo Cloroamfenicolo [Italian] Clorocyn Cloromisan Clorosintex Comycetin Cylphenicol D-(-)-2,2-Dichloro-N-(beta-hydroxyalpha-(hydroxymethyl)-pnitrophenylethyl)acetamide
• D-(-)-Chloramphenicol D-(-)-threo-1-(4-Nitrophenyl)-2- dichloroacetamido-1,3-propanediol
• D-(-)-threo-1-p-Nitrophenyl-2- dichloracetamido-1,3-propanediol
• D-(-)-threo-1-p-Nitrophenyl-2- dichloroacetylamino-1,3-propanediol
• D-(-)-threo-2-Dichloroacetamido-1-pnitrophenyl-1,3-propanediol
• D-(-)-threo-Chloramphenicol D-Chloramphenicol D-threo-(-)-2,2-Dichloro-N-(betahydroxy-alpha-(hydroxymethyl)-pnitrophenethyl)acetamide
• D-threo-(1R,2R)-1-p-Nitrophenyl-2- dichloroacetamido-1,3-propanediol
• Desphen Detreomycin Detreomycine Dextromycetin Doctamicina EINECS 200-287-4 Econochlor Embacetin Emetren Enicol Enteromycetin Erbaplast
• Ertilen Farmicetina Fenicol Globenicol Glorous HSDB 3027 Halomycetin Hortfenicol I 337A Intramycetin Isicetin Ismicetina Isophenicol Isopto fenicol Juvamycetin Kamaver Kemicetina Kemicetine Klorita Klorocid S Laevomycetinum Leukomyan Leukomycin Levomicetina Levomitsetin Levomycetin Loromisin Mastiphen Mediamycetine Medichol Micloretin Micochlorine Micoclorina Microcetina Mychel Mychel-Vet Mycinol NCI-C55709 NSC 16331 NSC 3069 Normimycin V Novochlorocap Novomycetin Novophenicol Oftalent Oleomycetin Opclor Ophthochlor Optomycin Otachron Otophen Pantovernil Paraxin Pentamycetin Quemicetina Rivomycin
• Romphenil Sintomicetine R
• Ronphenil Sno-Phenicol
• Septicol Stanomycetin
• Sificetina Synthomycetin
• Sintomicetina U-6062

What are some products that may contain Chloramphenicol?

A clinician's point of view.

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For additional information about products that might contain Chloramphenicol, visit the Consumer Product Information Database. These lists are brief and provide just a few examples. They are not comprehensive. Product formulations also change frequently. Read product labels carefully and talk to your doctor if you have any questions. These are general guidelines. Talk to your doctor for more specific instructions.