ERYTHROMYCIN tablet film coated

Country: Stati Uniti

Lingwa: Ingliż

Sors: NLM (National Library of Medicine)

Ingredjent attiv:

Erythromycin (UNII: 63937KV33D) (Erythromycin - UNII:63937KV33D)

Disponibbli minn:

Avera McKennan Hospital

INN (Isem Internazzjonali):

Erythromycin

Kompożizzjoni:

Erythromycin 250 mg

Tip ta 'preskrizzjoni:

PRESCRIPTION DRUG

L-istatus ta 'awtorizzazzjoni:

Abbreviated New Drug Application

Karatteristiċi tal-prodott

ERYTHROMYCIN- ERYTHROMYCIN TABLET, FILM COATED
AVERA MCKENNAN HOSPITAL
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ERYTHROMYCIN
TABLETS, USP
Film-coated Tablets
RX ONLY
To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the
effectiveness of Erythromycin
Tablets and other antibacterial drugs, Erythromycin Tablets should be
used only to treat or prevent
infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by
bacteria.
DESCRIPTION
Erythromycin Tablets, USP are an antibacterial product containing
erythromycin, USP, in a unique,
nonenteric film coating for oral administration. Erythromycin Tablets
are available in two strengths
containing either 250 mg or 500 mg of erythromycin base.
Erythromycin is produced by a strain of _Saccharopolyspora erythraea_
(formerly _Streptomyces erythraeus_)
and belongs to the macrolide group of antibiotics. It is basic and
readily forms salts with acids.
Erythromycin is a white to off-white powder, slightly soluble in
water, and soluble in alcohol,
chloroform, and ether. Erythromycin is known chemically as (3R*, 4S*,
5S*, 6R*, 7R*, 9R*, 11R*,
12R*, 13S*,
14R*)-4-[(2,6-dideoxy-3-C-methyl-3-O-methyl-??-L-_ribo_-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-14-ethyl-
7,12,13-trihydroxy-3,5,7,9,11,13-hexamethyl-6-[[3,4,6-trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)-??-D-_xylo_
-
hexopyranosyl]oxy]oxacyclotetradecane-2,10-dione. The molecular
formula is C
H NO , and the
molecular weight is 733.94. The structural formula is:
INACTIVE INGREDIENTS
Colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, crospovidone, D&C
Red No. 30 Aluminum Lake,
hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
phthalate, magnesium stearate,
microcrystalline cellulose, povidone, polyethylene glycol, propylene
glycol, sodium citrate, sodium
hydroxide, sorbic acid, sorbitan monooleate, talc, and titanium
dioxide.
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
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Orally administered erythromycin base and its salts are readily
absorbed in the microbiologically active
form. Interindividual variations in the absorption of erythromycin
are, however, observed, and some
patients