colomycin

anonymous

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hey, whats the right amount of colomycin that should be used . does it come prepared like tobi? I never tried it b4 but I will be giving it a shot.
 

anonymous

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it doesn't come prepared like tobi. There are a few different "combo's" of mixtures you can do but we do 2cc of colymycin, 2cc of sertile water and 3cc of .9% saline solution.

Julie (wife to Mark 24 w/CF)
 

anonymous

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I'm using an eFlow nebulizer with my Colistin. I use 75 mg twice a day. I used to use 150 mg twice a day until I got the new nebulizer. The pharmacy I use will prepare unit dose colistin for me...it is Foundation Care. Their phone number is 877-291-1122.
 

CheerColl

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Hey Anon...I just got an e-flow too!! If you are prescribed COLI with this neb, you get less medicine because the residual volume (amount left in neb) left over is almost non-existant! (75mg)

However, when I was on COLI through a normal neb, 150mg mixed with 2cc of sterile water, and you have to mix it yourself. When I was in the hospital, several nurses told me that when COLI was 1st out, they were mixing it with saline, but it made it bubble up, and nearly impossible to administer. Just talk to your clinic, and they should prescribe you the right amount, along with what to mix it with, and the instructions to do so!!

Good luck! COLI has shown to increase the sensitivity to different antibiotics, and periodically I will be put on it for 3 months straight (rather than switching off from TOBI to COLI every month), and I have shown more sensitivity in my cultures. I learned this from my Dr. at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
 
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