Antibiotic

Formulation

Dose per 40 g of PMMA powder

API per 40 g of PMMA powder, g

API per sample of ALAC resin, g

API per 400 mg ALAC cylinder, µg

Amikacin Sulfate (CT Laboratories, Sanremo, Italy)

Liquid

4 mL

1

0.73

5344

Gentamicin Sulfate (Fujan Fukang Pharmaceutical Co., Fuzhou, China)

Powder

4 g

2.4

1.76

12,884

Streptomycin Sulfate (Laboratorios Normon SA, Madrid, Spain)

Powder

4 g

3

2.2

16,105

Tobramycin Sulfate (IbiGiovanni Lorenzini SpA, Aprilia, Italy)

Powder

4 g

2.8

2.05

15,007

Teicoplanin (Sanofi Aventis, Paris, France)

Powder

4 g

3.3

2.42

17,716

Vancomycin Hydrochloride (Xellia Pharmaceuticals AS, Oslo, Norway)

Crystalized

Powder

4 g

4

2.93

21,450

Lyophilized

Powder

4 g

4

2.93

21,450

Ceftriaxone Sodium (Fidia Pharmaceutical SpA Abano Terme, Italy)

Powder

4 g

3.3

2.42

17,716

Clindamycin Phosphate (Pfizer Inc., New York, New York)

Powder

4 g

3.5

2.56

18,741

Colistin Sulfate (UCB SA, Brussels, Belgium) 0.6%

Powder

3,000,000 IU

0.24

0,18

1318

2.4%

Powder

12,000,000 IU

0.96

0.7

5124

Meropenem (Astra Zeneca, London, United Kingdom)

Powder

4 g

3

2.2

16,106

Rifampicin (Sanofi Aventis)

Powder

4 g

4

2.93

21,450

Tigecycline (Pfizer Inc.)

Powder

1.5 g

0.5

0.37

2709