• Kanamycin is in a group of drugs called aminoglycosides.
• It fights bacteria in the body. Kanamycin is used to treat serious infections caused by bacteria.

• Kanamycin is given as an injection through a needle placed into a vein or a muscle.
• This medicine must be given slowly when given through an IV infusion, and can take up to 60 minutes to complete.
• Do not use kanamycin without telling your doctor if you are pregnant. It could harm the unborn baby. Use effective birth control, and tell your doctor if you become pregnant during treatment.
• Kanamycin can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Stop using kanamycin and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

• Changes in your hearing;
• Spinning sensation, problems with balance;
• Ringing or roaring sound in your ears;
• Numbness or tingling of your skin;
• Muscle twitching, seizure (convulsions); or
• Urinating less than usual or not at all.
• Pain

• Do not use this medication without consulting doctor if you are pregnant. It could harm the unborn baby. 
• You should not use this medication if you are allergic to kanamycin or any other type of aminoglycidase.
• Before using kanamycin, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have kidney disease, asthma or sulfite allergy, or a muscle disorder such as myasthenia gravis.
• To be sure this medication is not causing harmful effects, your kidney function will need to be tested on a regular basis. Your hearing may also need to be checked. 
• Use this medication for the full prescribed length of time. Your symptoms may improve before the infection is completely cleared.
• Stop using this medicine if you have a serious side effect such as hearing loss, ringing in your ears, spinning sensation, problems with balance, numbness or tingling, muscle twitching, seizure (convulsions), or urinating less than usual or not at all.
• You should not use this medication if you are allergic to kanamycin or any other type of aminoglycoside, including:
• Amikacin (Amikin),
• Gentamicin (Garamycin),
• Neomycin (Mycifradin, Neo-Fradin, Neo-Tab),
• Netilmicin (Netromycin),
• Paromomycin (Humatin, Paromycin),
• Streptomycin, or
• Tobramycin (Nebcin, Tobi).
• Before using kanamycin, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have:
• Kidney disease;
• Asthma or a sulfite allergy; or
• A muscle disorder such as myasthenia gravis.