ERYTHROCIN Film coated tablets Ref.[6822] Active ingredients: Erythromycin

Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)  Revision Year: 2018  Publisher: Amdipharm UK Limited, Capital House, 85 King William Street, London EC4N 7BL, UK

Therapeutic indications

For the prophylaxis and treatment of infections caused by erythromycin-sensitive organisms.

Erythromycin is highly effective in the treatment of a great variety of clinical infections such as:

  1. Upper Respiratory Tract infections: tonsillitis, peritonsillar abscess, pharyngitis, laryngitis, sinusitis, secondary infections in influenza and common colds.
  2. Lower Respiratory Tract infections: tracheitis, acute and chronic bronchitis, pneumonia (lobar pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia), bronchiectasis, Legionnaire’s disease.
  3. Ear infection: otitis media and otitis externa, mastoiditis.
  4. Oral infections: gingivitis, Vincent’s angina.
  5. Eye infections: blepharitis.
  6. Skin and soft tissue infections: boils and carbuncles, paronychia, abscesses, pustular acne, impetigo, cellulitis, erysipelas.
  7. Gastrointestinal infections: cholecystitis, staphylococcal enterocolitis.
  8. Prophylaxis: pre- and post- operative trauma, burns, rheumatic fever.
  9. Other infections: osteomyelitis, urethritis, gonorrhoea, syphilis, lymphogranuloma venereum, diphtheria, prostatitis, scarlet fever.

Posology and method of administration

For oral administration.

Adults and children over 8 years

For mild to moderate infections 2g daily in divided doses. Up to 4g daily in severe infections.

Elderly

No special dosage recommendations.

Note: For younger children, infants and babies, Erythroped, erythromycin ethylsuccinate suspensions, are normally recommended. The recommended dose for children age 2-8 years, for mild to moderate infections, is 1 gram daily in divided doses. The recommended dose for infants and babies, for mild to moderate infections, is 500 mg daily in divided doses. For severe infections doses may be doubled.

Overdose

Symptoms: hearing loss, severe nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.

Treatment: gastric lavage, general supportive measures.

Shelf life

Shelf life: 60 months.

Special precautions for storage

None stated.

Nature and contents of container

High density Polyethylene bottle with urea cap with 100 tablets, securitainer or snap-secure container with 50, 100 or 1000 tablets.

Blister packs containing 10, 14, 15, 28 or 56 tablets: PVC, heat sealed with 20 micron hard tamper aluminium foil.

Special precautions for disposal and other handling

Not applicable.

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