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Tobramycin is an aminoglycoside drug (like gentamycin, amikacin, streptomycin, neomycin)

Acts on 50S (and also 30S) and inhibit bacterial protine synthesis.

Tobramycin used in different route except oral route and effective mostly against gram -Ve bacteria. [There is no such distinct Mycin Family in Pharmacology]

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