Eromycin 200 mg/5 ml (Pediatric Drops)

60 ml drop: ৳ 75.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Erythromycin oral
Company Square pharmaceuticals plc
Also available as
Eromycin ds 500 mg tablet Eromycin 125 mg suspension

Title

  • Eromycin 500mg Tablet

Categories

  • Antibiotics
  • Macrolides
  • Antimicrobial Drugs

Description

  • Effective in treating a wide variety of clinical infections

Indications

  • Upper respiratory tract infections
  • Lower respiratory tract infections
  • Ear infections
  • Eye infections
  • Skin and soft tissue infections
  • Gastrointestinal tract infections
  • Prophylaxis
  • Other infections

Pharmacology

  • Belongs to the macrolides group of antibiotics
  • Exerts a bacteriostatic or bactericidal action
  • Inhibits microsomal protein synthesis in susceptible organisms

Absorption

  • Erythromycin base is destroyed by acid
  • Administered in the form of stable ester
  • Diminished absorption rates in the presence of food

Blood concentration

  • Peak serum concentrations of 0.9 to 1.4 mg/ml
  • Attained in 1 to 4 hours
  • Half-life of 1.2 to 4 hours

Distribution

  • Widely distributed throughout body tissue and fluids
  • Some retention in the liver and spleen
  • Protein binding of erythromycin base is 73%

Excretion

  • 5 to 15% of the dose excreted in the urine
  • Large amounts of the unchanged active substance excreted in the bile

Dosage administration

  • Adult and Children over 8 years: 250-500 mg every six hours for mild to moderate infections
  • Elderly: No special dosage recommendation
  • Children aged 2 to 8 years: 250 mg every six hours
  • Infants and Children upto 2 years: 500 mg in divided doses

Interaction

  • May increase serum theophylline levels and potential theophylline toxicity
  • Dose of theophylline should be reduced in such cases

Contraindications

  • Known hypersensitivity to Erythromycin

Side effects

  • Rare allergic reactions
  • Mild abdominal discomfort
  • Occasional nausea and vomiting

Pregnancy lactation

  • Caution should be exercised when prescribing to pregnant patients and lactating mothers
  • Erythromycin crosses the placental barrier and is excreted in breast milk

Precautions warnings

  • Given with care in patients with impaired hepatic function
  • Excreted principally in the bile

Overdose effects

  • Should be discontinued in case of overdosage
  • Prompt elimination of unabsorbed drug
  • Not removed by peritoneal or haemodialysis

Therapeutic class

  • Anti-diarrhoeal Antimicrobial drugs
  • Macrolides

Reconstitution

  • Shake the bottle to loosen powder
  • Add 60ml or 100ml of boiled and cooled water to the dry powder
  • Suspension should be stored in a cool and dry place, preferably in refrigerator
  • Unused portion should be discarded after 7 days

Storage conditions

  • Keep below 25°C temperature
  • Away from light & moisture
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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