| Category of Drug | Erythromycin is an Anti-Infective drug |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Erythromycin is used for 1. An alternative to penicillin in hypertensive- patients 2. Legionnaires disease 3. Syphilis 4. Chancroid 5. Chlamydia 6. Non-gonococcal urethritis 7. prostatitis 8. lymphogranuloma venereum 9. Relapsing fever |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | 1. TABLETS 2. SYRUP 3. OINTMENT 4. CREAM |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Hypersensitivity to erythromycin or other macrolides 2. porphyria 3. myasthenia gravis. |
| Precautions | 1. Hepatic impairment 2. Renal impairment 3. Prolongation of the QT interval 4. Pregnancy 5. Lactations 6. Interactions |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Nausea 2. Vomiting 3. Abdominal discomfort 4. urticaria 5. Rashes and other allergic reactions 6. Reversible hearing loss after large doses 7. Cholestatic jaundice 8. Cardiac effects 9. myasthenia- like syndrome |
| Pregnancy Category | B |
