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ERYTHROMYCIN (UNII: 63937KV33D) (ERYTHROMYCIN - UNII:63937KV33D)
REMEDYREPACK INC.
ERYTHROMYCIN
ERYTHROMYCIN 5 mg in 1 g
OPHTHALMIC
PRESCRIPTION DRUG
For the treatment of superficial ocular infections involving the conjunctiva and/or cornea caused by organisms susceptible to erythromycin. For prophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum due to N. gonorrhoeae or C. trachomatis . The effectiveness of erythromycin in the prevention of ophthalmia caused by penicillinase-producing N. gonorrheae is not established. For infants born to mothers with clinically apparent gonorrhea, intravenous or intramuscular injections of aqueous crystalline penicillin G should be given; a single dose of 50,000 units for term infants or 20,000 units for infants of low birth weight. Topical prophylaxis alone is inadequate for these infants. This drug is contraindicated in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to erythromycin.
Sterile Erythromycin Ophthalmic Ointment USP, 5 mg/g as follows: NDC: 70518-0392-00 PACKAGING: 1 in 1 CARTON, 3.5 g in 1 TUBE, TYPE 0 Store at controlled room temperature 15°-30°C (59°-86°F). Avoid excessive heat. Protect from freezing. Repackaged and Distributed By: Remedy Repack, Inc. 625 Kolter Dr. Suite #4 Indiana, PA 1-724-465-8762
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ERYTHROMYCIN- ERYTHROMYCIN OINTMENT REMEDYREPACK INC. ---------- ERYTHROMYCIN OPHTHALMIC OINTMENT USP STERILE RX ONLY DESCRIPTION: Erythromycin Ophthalmic Ointment belongs to the macrolide group of antibiotics. It is basic and readily forms a salt when combined with an acid. The base, as crystals or powder, is slightly soluble in water, moderately soluble in ether, and readily soluble in alcohol or chloroform. Erythromycin ((3R*,4S*,5S*,6R*,7R*,9R*,11R*,12R*,13S*,14R*)- 4-[(2,6-dideoxy-3- _C_-methyl-3- _0_-methyl-α-L- _ribo_-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-14-ethyl-7,12,13- trihydroxy-3,5,7,9,11,13-hexamethyl-6-[[3,4,6-trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)-ß-D- _xylo_- hexopyranosyl]oxy]oxacyclotetradecane-2,10-dione) is antibiotic produced from a strain of _Streptomyces erythraeus_. It has the following structural formula: Each gram contains Erythromycin USP 5 mg in a sterile ophthalmic base of mineral oil and white petrolatum. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY: MICROBIOLOGY: Erythromycin inhibits protein synthesis without affecting nucleic acid synthesis. Erythromycin is usually active against the following organisms _in vitro_and in clinical infections: _Streptococcus pyogenes_(group A ß-hemolytic) Alpha-hemolytic streptococci (viridans group) _Staphylococcus aureus_, including penicillinase-producing strains (methicillin-resistant staphylococci are uniformly resistant to erythromycin) _Streptococcus pneumonia_ _Mycoplasma pneumoniae_(Eaton Agent, PPLO) _Haemophilus influenzae_(not all strains of this organism are susceptible at the erythromycin concentrations ordinarily achieved) _Treponema pallidum_ _Corynebacterium diphtheriae_ _Neisseria gonorrhoeae_ _Chlamydia trachomatis_ INDICATIONS AND USAGE: For the treatment of superficial ocular infections involving the conjunctiva and/or cornea caused by organisms susceptible to erythromycin. For prophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum due to _N. gonorrhoeae_or _C. trachomatis_. The effectiveness of erythromycin in the prevention of ophthalmia caused by penicillinase- producing _N. gonorrheae_is not קרא את המסמך השלם