Drug Name

Erythromycin

Drug Uses

Erythromycin is used treating infections caused by confident bacteria. It is as well as used to halt bacterial endocarditis as well as attacks of rheumatic fever. It may as well as be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

How Taken

Take Erythromycin as directed by your doctor.

• Take Erythromycin by mouth with or without food. Incase stomach upset occurs, take with food to reduce stomach irritation.
• Swallow Erythromycin whole. Do not break, grind, or ch ew before swallowing.
• Do not eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice while you take Erythromycin.
• Erythromycin works best incase used at the alike times each day.
• To cloudless up your infection completely, take Erythromycin for the filled course of treatment. Keep using it even incase you feel better in a few days.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may possess about how to take Erythromycin.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic. Macrolide antibiotics unhurried the growth of, or sometimes kill, sensitive bacteria by reducing the production of substantial proteins needed by the bacteria to survive.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Erythromycin, take it as soon as likely. Incase it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose as well as go back to your normal dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Erythromycin at room temperature, between 68 as well as 77 degrees F (20 as well as 25 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, as well as light. Keep Erythromycin out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Erythromycin if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Erythromycin;
• you are using astemizole, cisapride, cyclosporine, diltiazem, dofetilide, ergot alkaloids (e.g., ergotamine), HIV protease inhibitors (e.g., ritonavir), imidazoles (e.g., ketoconazole), pimozide, QT prolonging agents (e.g., quinidine, sotalol), quinolones (e.g., ciprofloxacin), streptogramins (e.g., quinupristin/dalfopristin), sumatriptan, terfenadine, or verapamil.

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Some health examination conditions may work with Erythromycin . Tell your doctor or pharmacist incase you possess any health examination conditions, especially incase any of the following apply to you:

• incase you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
• incase you are using any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
• incase you possess allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
• incase you possess diarrhea or a stomach or intestinal infection
• incase you possess a history of kidney or liver disease, heart problems, quick or irregular heartbeat, myasthenia gravis, or the blood disorder porphyria

Some MEDICINES MAY WORK with Erythromycin . Tell your health care provider incase you are using any other medicines, especially any of the following:

• Efavirenz or rifampin because they may decrease Erythromycin 's effectiveness
• Arsenic, cimetidine,diltiazem,dofetilide,HIV protease inhibitors (eg, ritonavir), imidazoles (eg, ketoconazole), pimozide,QT-prolonging agents (eg, quinidine, sotalol), quinolones (eg, ciprofloxacin), streptogramins (eg, quinupristin/dalfopristin ), or verapamil because side effects, such as heart toxicity or irregular heartbeat, may occur
• Anticoagulants (eg, warfarin), aldosterone blockers (eg, spironolactone), alfentanil, arsenic, astemizole, benzodiazepines (eg, alprazolam), bromocriptine, buspirone, carbamazepine, cilostazol, cisapride, clozapine, corticosteroids (eg, hydrocortisone), cyclosporine, digitoxin, digoxin, disopyramide, ergot alkaloids (eg, ergotamine), felodipine, H1 antagonists (eg, diphenhydramine), HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (eg, lovastatin), imatinib, macrolide immunosuppressants (eg, tacrolimus), meglitinide antidiabetics (eg, repaglinide), midazolam, phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (eg, sildenafil), pimozide, QT-prolonging agents (eg, quinidine, sotalol), quinolones (eg, ciprofloxacin), rifampin, serotonin reuptake inhibitors (eg, fluoxetine), sumatriptan, theophyllines, tricyclic antidepressants (eg, amitriptyline), valproic acid, or vinca alkaloids (eg, vincristine) because the risk of their side effects may increased by Erythromycin

Likely Side Effects

Check with your doctor incase any of these most ordinary side effects persist or become bothersome:

• diarrhea; loss of appetite; nausea; stomach pain; vomiting.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these very bad side effects occur:

• very bad allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); bloody stools; hearing changes; irregular heartbeat; red, swollen, or blistered skin; very bad diarrhea; very bad stomach pain or cramps; yellowing of skin or eyes.

More Information

Erythromycin is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
Incase your symptoms do not improve or incase they become worse, check with your doctor.