País: Reino Unido
Idioma: inglés
Fuente: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Erythromycin
Sun Pharma UK Ltd
J01FA01
Erythromycin
250mg
Gastro-resistant tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 05010500
50 MM 16 MM 13.25 MM 13.25 MM 6 MM 1 122XXXX-V1 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. • Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. • If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist. • This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours. • If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Erythromycin Tablets are and what they are used for 2. What you need to know before you take Erythromycin Tablets 3. How to take Erythromycin Tablets 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Erythromycin Tablets 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT ERYTHROMYCIN TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR Erythromycin belongs to a group of medicines called antibiotics which act by preventing the growth and multiplication of bacteria. Erythromycin is used for the treatment and prevention of infections caused by erythromycin-sensitive organisms, such as: • Upper and lower respiratory tract infections • Eye and ear infections • Oral infections • Skin and soft tissue infections • Gastrointestinal infections • Prophylaxis pre- and post- operative trauma, burns, rheumatic fever • Other infections: osteomyelitis, urethritis, gonorrhoea, syphilis, lymphogranuloma venereum, diphtheria, prostatitis, scarlet fever 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE ERYTHROMYCIN TABLETS DO NOT TAKE ERYTHROMYCIN TABLETS: • if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to erythromycin or any of the other ingredients in the product (see Section 6 ‘What Erythromycin Tablets contain’). WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Erythromycin Tablets: • If you are taking any of the following medication: - dihydroergotamine, ergo Leer el documento completo
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Erythromycin 250mg Gastro-resistant Tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Erythromycin 250mg For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Gastro-resistant tablets; Reddish orange coloured round biconvex tablets, plain on both sides. They are made Gastro-resistant by enteric coating. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 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 infections: Otitis media and otitis externa, mastoiditis. 4. Eye infections: Blepharitis 5. Oral infections: Gingivitis, Vincent's angina 6. Skin and soft tissue infections: Boils and carbuncles, paronychia, abscesses, pustular acne, impetigo, cellulitis, erysipelas 7. Gastro-intestinal 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 Note: Erythromycin has also proved to be of value in endocarditis and septicaemia, but in these conditions initial administration of erythromycin lactobionate by the intravenous route is advisable. 4.2 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, ery Leer el documento completo