Eromycin DS 500mg Tablet | 1 Strip

✔️ Dosage and Administration of Eromycin DS Tablet

Adults: Usually 250 mg every 6 hours, or 500 mg every 12 hours. May increase up to 4 g/day, according to the severity of the infection.

Upper respiratory tract infections of mild to moderate severity: 

• 250 to 500 mg 4 times a day for 10 days

Lower respiratory infections of mild to moderate severity

• 250 to 500 mg 4 times a day for 10 days

Respiratory tract infections due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae

• 500 mg 6 hours for 5 to 10 days to treat severe infections for up to 3 weeks

Skin and soft tissue infections of mild to moderate severity

• 250 to 500 mg 4 times a day for 10 days

Urogenital infection during pregnancy caused by Chlamydia trachomatis

• 500 mg 4 times daily for 7 days or
• 250 mg 4 times daily for 14 days

Pelvic inflammatory diseases (PID), acute due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae

• 500 mg 4 times a day for 10 to 14 days

Non-gonococcal urethritis

• 500 mg 4 times daily for at least 7 days

Urethral, endocervical or rectal infections, uncomplicated

• 500 mg 4 times daily for 7 days or
• 250 mg 4 times daily for 14 days

Early syphilis (primary, secondary, or latent syphilis of < 1-year duration)

• 500 mg 4 times a day for 14 days

Bacterial endocarditis 

• 1 to 2 hours before procedures, then 500 mg 6 hours after an initial dose

Rheumatic fever

• 250 mg 2 times daily

Acne

• 500 mg twice daily for 3 months, reduced to 250 mg twice daily for 3 months

Children:
The usual oral dose is 30-50 mg/kg body weight per day in divided doses. For more severe infections, the dose may be doubled.

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Side effects of Eromycin DS Tablet

Gastrointestinal: Abdominal cramp & discomfort, nausea, vomiting & diarrhea. Hypersensitivity reaction may also be responsible for hepatotoxicity, sometimes in patients receiving Erythromycin or its derivatives.

✔️ Interaction of Eromycin DS Tablet

According to new research, using erythromycin in individuals who are taking a high dose of theophylline may result in a rise in serum theophylline levels and probable theophylline toxicity. In such circumstances, theophylline dosage should be lowered.

✔️ Contraindications

Erythromycin hypersensitivity is known.

✔️ Pregnancy & Lactation

• Use in pregnancy: A-Mycin (Erythromycin) crosses the placenta. Fetal plasma concentrations are variously stated to the 5 to 20% of those in the mother.
• Use in lactation: It is readily excreted in breast milk.

✔️ Precautions & Warnings

Erythromycin should be used with care in patients with existing hepatic impairment. It has been suggested that Erythromycin should be used with care in patients with a history of arrhythmia.

✔️ Storage Conditions

Keep the temperature below 25°C and away from light and moisture. Keep out of children's reach.