Erythromycin

Erythromycin- Drug Detail Profile

Category of DrugErythromycin 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 forms1. TABLETS
2. SYRUP
3. OINTMENT
4. CREAM
Dose 
Contraindications1. Hypersensitivity to erythromycin or other
macrolides
2. porphyria
3. myasthenia gravis.
Precautions1. 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

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