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| GENERIC NAME: erythromycin | | | | pneumoniae, mycoplasma pneumoniae, and |
| BRAND NAMES: E-Mycin, Eryc, Ery-Tab, PCE, | | | | legionella pneumophila (legionnaires disease). |
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| DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Erythromycin is | | | | inflammatory disease, diphtheria, erythrasma, |
| an antibiotic in the class of antibiotics known as | | | | whooping cough, listeriosis, and intestinal amebiasis. |
| macrolide antibiotics which also includes | | | | It is used for the treatment of staphylococcal |
| azithromycin (Zithromax, Zmax) and | | | | infections of the skin and as an alternative |
| clarithromycin (Biaxin). It is used to treat several | | | | antibiotic for the treatment of syphilis, gonorrhea, |
| types of infections--upper/lower respiratory tract | | | | and chlamydia. Erythromycin is used in patients |
| infections, skin infections, acute pelvic | | | | who are allergic to penicillin for the prevention of |
| inflammatory disease, erythrasma, etc. caused by | | | | recurrent rheumatic fever and infections of the |
| bacteria such as Streptococcus pyogenes, | | | | hearts' valves (endocarditis) in patients with |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae, Mycoplasma | | | | valvular abnormalities of the heart before they |
| pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Neisseria | | | | undergo dental treatments. The non-FDA |
| gonorrhoeae, and many others. Erythromycin, like | | | | approved uses for erythromycin include acne, |
| all macrolide antibiotics, prevents bacterial cells | | | | Lyme disease, and tetanus. |
| from growing and multiplying by interfering with | | | | DOSING: The usual dosage for adults is 250 mg |
| their ability to make proteins while not affecting | | | | every 6 hours, 333 mg every 8 hours or 500 mg |
| human cells. Bacteria such as Haemophilus | | | | every 12 hours. Doses may be increased up to 4 |
| influenzae are resistant to erythromycin alone and | | | | g/day according to the severity of the infection. |
| must be treated with a combination of | | | | In children, the usual dosage is 30 to 50 mg/kg |
| erythromycin and adequate doses of | | | | day with age, weight, and severity of the |
| sulfonamides. | | | | infection being taken into consideration to |
| PRESCRIPTION: Yes | | | | determine the appropriate dosage. |
| GENERIC AVAILABLE: Yes | | | | Erythromycin may be taken with or without food; |
| PREPARATIONS: Tablets: 250, 333, 400 and 500 | | | | however optimal blood levels of erythromycin are |
| mg. Suspension: 200 mg/teaspoon, 400 mg | | | | obtained when taken on an empty stomach (at |
| teaspoon. Powder: 100 mg/half-teaspoon, 200 mg | | | | least 30 minutes and preferably 2 hours before or |
| teaspoon. Granules: 200 mg/teaspoon, 400 mg | | | | after meals). |
| teaspoon. Powder for Injection: 500 mg, 1g. | | | | DRUG INTERACTIONS: Erythromycin when used |
| STORAGE: Erythromycin should be stored at | | | | with antiarrhythmic drugs such as, amiodarone |
| temperatures below 86 F (30 C). It is important | | | | (Cordarone), bretylium (Bretylol), disopyramide |
| to protect tablets from moisture and excessive | | | | (Norpace), dofetilide (Tikosyn), procainamide |
| heat. | | | | (Pronestyl), quinidine (Quinaglute, Quinidex, Quinora) |
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| PRESCRIBED FOR: Erythromycin is used to treat | | | | abnormal heart rhythms such as torsades de |
| streptococcal infections of the throat ("strep | | | | pointes. |