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- What Is Erythromycin?
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- Before Taking This Medicine
- How Should I Use Erythromycin?
- What Happens If I Miss A dose?
- What Should I Avoid While Using Erythromycin?
- Erythromycin Side Effects
- What Other Drugs Will Affect Erythromycin?
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Erythromycin belongs to a group of drugs called macrolide antibiotics. Macrolide antibioticsslow the growth of, or sometimes kill, sensitive bacteria by reducing the production of important proteins needed by the bacteria to survive. Erythromycin is used to treat or prevent many different types of infections caused by bacteria. Erythromycin may als...
Some medicines can cause unwanted or dangerous effects when used with erythromycin. Your doctor may need to change your treatment plan if you use cisapride, pimozide, ergotamine, or dihydroergotamine. Before you take erythromycin, tell your doctor if you have liver disease, myasthenia gravis, a heart rhythm disorder, a history of Long QT syndrome, ...
You should not use erythromycin if you are allergic to it. Some medicines can cause unwanted or dangerous effects when used with erythromycin. Your doctor may change your treatment plan if you also use: 1. lovastatin, simvastatin; 2. cisapride; 3. pimozide; or 4. ergotamine, or dihydroergotamine. Tell your doctor if you have ever had: 1. liver or k...
Take erythromycin exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose. Use the medicine exactly as directed. Erythromycin oral is taken by mouth. Erythromycin injection is given as an infusion into a vein, for a sev...
Use the medicine as soon as you can, but skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next dose. Do not use two doses at one time.
Antibiotic medicines can cause diarrhea, which may be a sign of a new infection. If you have diarrhea that is watery or bloody, call your doctor before using anti-diarrhea medicine.
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction to erythromycin (hives, difficult breathing, swelling in your face or throat) or a severe skin reaction (fever, sore throat, burning eyes, skin pain, red or purple skin rashwith blistering and peeling). Call your doctor at once if you have: 1. severe stomach pain, diarrhea that is...
Sometimes it is not safe to use certain medications at the same time. Some drugs can affect your blood levels of other drugs you take, which may increase side effects or make the medications less effective. Many drugs can interact with erythromycin, and some drugs should not be used at the same time. Tell your doctor about all your current medicine...
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Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use erythromycin only for the indication prescribed. Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances. Medical Disclaimer Copyright 1996-2024 Cerner Mult...
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The USP Erythromycin antibiotic family includes: USP Monographs: Erythromycin. API: Erythromycin Reference Standard; Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate. API: Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate Reference Standard; Erythromycin Lactobionate for injection. API: Erythromycin Lactobionate Reference Standard; System Suitability: Erythromycin System Suitability ...
Erythromycin A enol ether retention time solution— Dissolve about 10 mg of USP Erythromycin RS in 2 mL of methanol. Add 10 mL of pH 3.5 Buffer, mix, and allow to stand for about 30 minutes. Assay preparation— Transfer about 100 mg of Erythromycin, accurately weighed, to a 25-mL volumetric flask, add 5 mL of methanol, and swirl to dissolve.
Erythromycin is produced by a strain of Saccharopolyspora erythraea (formerly Streptomyces erythraeus) and belongs to the macrolide group of antibiotics. It is basic and readily forms salts...
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USP Reference standards 11— USP Erythromycin RS . Identification— Prepare a test solution by mixing a quantity of finely powdered Tablets with methanol to obtain a concentration of about 2.5 mg of erythromycin per mL. Proceed as directed in the Identification test under Erythromycin Delayed-Release Capsules, beginning with “Prepare a ...
The molecular formula is C 37 H 67 NO 13, and the molecular weight is 733.94. The structural formula is: Inactive Ingredients.
