Cort-Biotic and I-131 Mini

• Generic Name: hydrocortisone / neomycin / polymyxin b otic
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Cortisporin Otic, Drotic, Masporin Otic, Cortomycin, Otocort Sterile Solution, Cortatrigen Modified, Otimar, Pediotic, AK-Spore HC Otic Suspension, Otocort Sterile Suspension, UAD Otic, Cortatrigen, Antibiotic Ear, Cort-Biotic, Oti-Sone, AK-Spore HC, Casporyn HC

Neomycin, polymyxin B, and hydrocortisone combination ear drops is used to treat infections of the ear canal and to help provide relief from redness, irritation, and discomfort of certain ear problems. It is also used to treat ear infections as a complication after ear surgery (eg, mastoidectomy, fenestration).

Neomycin and polymyxin B belong to the class of medicines known as antibiotics. They work by killing the bacteria or preventing their growth. Hydrocortisone is a steroid medicine that is used to relieve the redness, itching, and swelling caused by ear infections.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.

• Generic Name: sodium iodide-i-131
• Dosage Forms: capsule
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Sodium iodide I 131 is used to treat hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid) and certain kinds of thyroid cancer. Sodium iodide i 131 is taken up mainly by the thyroid gland. In the treatment of overactive thyroid gland, the radiation from the radioactive iodine damages the thyroid gland to bring its activity back down to normal. Larger doses of radioiodide are usually used after thyroid cancer surgery to destroy any remaining diseased thyroid tissue or to destroy thyroid cancer that has spread to other tissues.

When very small doses are given, a measure of the radioactivity taken up by the gland helps your doctor decide whether your thyroid gland is working properly or to locate tumors caused by certain types of thyroid cancers.

Sodium iodide i 131 is to be given only by or under the direct supervision of a doctor with specialized training in nuclear medicine or radiation oncology.