A patient newly diagnosed with cystic fibrosis is brought to the emergency department with complaints of voice alterations.Her medication list includes TOBI,albuterol,and hypertonic saline.Which medication is most likely causing this complaint?

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TOBI is a brand name for tobramycin,a member of the aminoglycoside family of antibiotics,so named because of its structure,which consists of amino sugars with glycosidic linkages.This group of antibiotics is effective in treating gram-negative infections and has a bactericidal effect.The only adverse experiences reported after the 6-month clinical trial of Ramsey and associates were tinnitus and voice alteration.

A Patient Newly Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis Is Brought to the Emergency