Gentamicin is pretty safe, I would go ahead as long as it's not expired. If you happen to live in Canada, you can get Polysporin eye drops which work as well or better.
Yes they can, but a period of at least 15 minutes between the drops is advisable
yes
Yes; only penicillin group drugs must not be take, and gentamicin is not one of those.
about 30sec or 1min
Tobramycin is better than gentamicin for Conjunctivitis.
Gentamicin is a gram-negative, heat-stable antibiotic. It is not taken orally, but can be used topically or intravenously.
Conjunctivitis tobramycin is more effective than gentamicin for a cat.
Dew drops.
Gentamicin ointment is to be used externally for skin infections and such while Gentamicin ophthalmic ointment is for the eyes ONLY! Also, if it is an old prescription OR someone else's script, DO NOT use it. Even with something as simple as an antibiotic, it can be harmful is misused. Hope this helps!
Tetracyclines (e.g. doxycycline), quinolones (e.g. ciprofloxacin), macrolides (e.g. clarithromycin), aminoglycosides (e.g. gentamicin) and glycopeptides (e.g. vancomycin) are all unrelated to penicillins and are safe to use in the penicillin allergic patient.
No, it's an aminoglycoside.