Erythromycin

Brand Names: Aktipak, Apo-Erythro-S, Benzamycin, E.E.S., Ery, Ery-tab, Erygel, Eryped, Erythro, Erythrocin, Erythrocin Stearate

Background: Erythromycin is a bacteriostatic antibiotic drug produced by a strain of Saccharopolyspora erythraea (formerly Streptomyces erythraeus) and belongs to the macrolide group of antibiotics which consists of Azithromycin, Clarithromycin, Spiramycin and others. It was originally discovered in 1952. Erythromycin is widely used for treating a variety of infections,...

Indication: Erythromycin is indicated in the treatment of infections caused by susceptible strains of various bacteria. The indications for erythromycin have been summarized by body system below:

Respiratory infections
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Associated Conditions: Acne, Acne Vulgaris, Acute Otitis Media caused by Haemophilus Influenzae, Acute pelvic inflammatory disease caused by Neisseria Gonorrheae Infection, Bacterial Infections, Chancroid, Chlamydia Trachomatis, Chlamydial ophthalmia neonatorum, Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP), Diphtheria, Erythrasma, Gastroparesis, Granuloma Inguinale, Intestinal amebiasis caused by entamoeba histolytica, Legionella Pneumophila Infections, Listeria infection, Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI), Lymphogranuloma Venereum, Nongonococcal urethritis, Ophthalmia neonatorum (gonococcal), Pertussis, Postoperative Infections, Primary Syphilis, Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI), Skin and skin structure infections, Staphylococcal Skin Infections, Syphilis, Upper Respiratory Tract Infection, Ureaplasma urethritis, Whooping Cough, Inflammatory papular lesions, Mild Acne vulgaris, Moderate Acne vulgaris, Predominant skin comedones, papules and pustules, Prophylaxis of Rheumatic fever, Pustular lesions, Skin and subcutaneous tissue bacterial infections caused by streptococcus pyogenes, Superficial ocular infections

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