Eryzen 250 mg (Tablet)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Erythromycin oral
Company Zenith pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Eryzen 500 mg tablet Eryzen 125 mg suspension

Indications

  • Treats upper respiratory tract infections
  • Effective for lower respiratory tract infections
  • Used for ear infections
  • Treats eye infections
  • Effective against skin and soft tissue infections
  • Used for gastrointestinal tract infections
  • Recommended for prophylaxis
  • Helps in treating osteomyelitis and scarlet fever

Description

  • Belongs to macrolides group of antibiotics
  • Exerts bacteriostatic or bactericidal action
  • Interferes with ribosomal protein synthesis
  • Effective against penicillinase-producing staphylococci
  • Susceptible to various microorganisms

Pharmacology

  • Inhibits microsomal protein synthesis in susceptible organisms
  • Specific binding to 50S subunit or 70S ribosome
  • Active against Gram-positive and some Gram-negative bacteria
  • Absorption rate influenced by presence of food
  • Widely distributed in body tissue and fluids

Dosage & Administration

  • Dosage varies for adults, children, and elderly
  • Can be administered multiple times daily
  • Dosage adjusted based on severity of infection and age of patient

Interaction

  • May increase serum theophylline levels
  • Potential theophylline toxicity when used together
  • Recommended to reduce theophylline dosage in such cases

Contraindications

  • Known hypersensitivity to Erythromycin

Side Effects

  • Rare allergic reactions
  • Occasional abdominal discomfort, nausea, and vomiting
  • Discomfort subsides after a few days without dosage reduction

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • No evidence of teratogenicity or toxicity in human studies
  • Caution advised during pregnancy and lactation
  • Crosses placental barrier and excreted in breast milk

Precautions & Warnings

  • Careful use in patients with impaired hepatic function
  • Erythromycin excreted primarily in bile

Overdose Effects

  • Discontinue Erythromycin in case of overdose
  • Prompt elimination of unabsorbed drug required
  • Peritoneal dialysis or haemodialysis not effective for removal

Therapeutic Class

  • Belongs to anti-diarrhoeal antimicrobial drugs
  • Classified as Macrolides

Reconstitution

  • Direction for reconstitution of suspension provided
  • Instructions on adding water and shaking the bottle
  • Storage recommendations for reconstituted suspension

Storage Conditions

  • Store below 25°C temperature
  • Keep away from light and moisture
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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