Eryseem 125 mg/5 ml (Powder for Suspension)

100 ml bottle: ৳ 56.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Erythromycin oral
Company Seema pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Eryseem 500 500 mg tablet

Title

  • Eryseem - Antibiotic Medicine

Categories

  • Medicine
  • Healthcare
  • Pharmaceuticals

Description

  • Effectively treats a wide variety of clinical infections
  • Belongs to the macrolides group of antibiotics
  • Exerts a bacteriostatic or bactericidal action

Indications

  • Treats upper respiratory tract infections like tonsillitis, sinusitis
  • Treats lower respiratory tract infections like bronchitis
  • Treats ear infections like otitis media
  • Treats eye infections like trachoma
  • Treats skin and soft tissue infections like cellulitis
  • Treats gastrointestinal tract infections like enterocolitis
  • Used for prophylaxis in pre and post-operative situations
  • Effective against other infections like osteomyelitis, whooping cough

Pharmacology

  • Inhibits microsomal protein synthesis in susceptible organisms
  • Active against Gram-positive and some Gram-negative bacteria
  • Active against mycoplasmas and chlamydia

Absorption

  • Destroyed by acid and administered in the form of stable ester
  • Rates of absorption diminished by the presence of food

Blood concentration

  • Peak serum concentrations of 0.9 to 1.4 or 0.4 to 1.8 mg/ml achieved in 1 to 4 hours after oral dose

Distribution

  • Widely distributed throughout body tissue and fluids
  • Some retention in the liver and spleen

Excretion

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

Dosage & Administration

  • 250-500 mg every six hours for mild to moderate infections in adults and children over 8 years
  • Special dosage recommendation for the elderly not required

Interaction

  • May increase serum theophylline levels and potential theophylline toxicity when used with high dosage of theophylline

Contraindications

  • Known hypersensitivity to Erythromycin

Side Effects

  • Rare allergic reactions
  • Mild abdominal discomfort occasionally after oral administration

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • No evidence of teratogenicity or toxicity in human studies
  • Caution advised when prescribing to pregnant patients and lactating mothers

Precautions & Warnings

  • Given with care in patients with impaired hepatic function

Overdose Effects

  • Discontinue in case of overdosage
  • Prompt elimination of unabsorbed drug and appropriate measures should be instituted
  • Not removed by peritoneal dialysis or haemodialysis

Therapeutic Class

  • Anti-diarrhoeal Antimicrobial drugs
  • Macrolides

Reconstitution

  • Direction for reconstitution of suspension provided
  • Shake well before each use
  • Reconstituted suspension should be stored in a cool and dry place

Storage Conditions

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

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