How much does one injection of spectinomycin cost?
Spectinomycin requires a cost of around 150 yuan for one injection. Also known as spectinomycin hydrochloride, streptomycin, and gonorrhea treatment, spectinomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic that primarily exhibits high antibacterial activity against Neisseria gonorrhoeae, as well as good antibacterial activity against Neisseria gonorrhoeae that produces β-lactamase. Therefore, it can be used to treat urethritis, prostatitis, cervicitis, and rectal infections caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
The mechanism of action of spectinomycin is to bind to the 30S subunit of bacterial ribosomes, inhibiting the synthesis of bacterial proteins.