<unk>  (1-N-ethylsisomicin) is a semisynthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic, and a derivative of sisomicin. Aminoglycoside antibiotics have the ability to kill a wide variety of bacteria.<unk>  is not absorbed from the gut and is therefore only given by injection or infusion. It is only used in the treatment of serious infections particularly those resistant to gentamicin. It was patented in 1973 and approved for medical use in 1981. It was approved for medical use in the UK in December 2019, for the treatment of external infections of the eye. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.
Netilmicin
Moxifloxacin
Amikacin
Meropenem
Resistin
Azithromycin
Telithromycin
Levofloxacin