Erythromycin
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Synonyms / Brand Names: Erythromycin estolate, Erythromycin ethylsuccinate, Erythromycin glucoheptonate, Erythromycin lactobionate, Erythromycin oxime, Erythromycin Stearate, Erythrocin Stearate, Erythrocin, EM, Abboticin, Abomacetin, Ak-mycin, Akne-Mycin, Aknin, Benzamycin, Benzamycin Pak, Bristamycin, Dotycin, Dumotrycin, E-Base, E-Glades, E-Mycin, E-Solve 2, EMU, ETS, Emgel, Eritrocina, Ermycin, Ery-Sol, Ery-Tab, Eryc, Eryc 125, Eryc Sprinkles, Erycen, Erycette, Erycin, Erycinum, Eryderm, Erygel, Erymax, Erypar, Erythra-Derm,Erythro, Erythro-Statin, Erythrogran, Erythroguent, Erythromast 36, Erythromid, Erythromycin A, Erythromycin B, Ethril 250, Ilocaps, Ilosone, Ilotycin, Ilotycin Gluceptate, IndermRetcin, Kesso-Mycin, Mephamycin, Pantomicina, Pce, Pfizer-e, Propiocine, R-P Mycin, Robimycin, Sansac, Serp-AFD, Stiemycin, Taimoxin-F, Theramycin Z, Torlamicina, Wemid, Wyamycin S
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Dosing and Administration
ADULTS
The usual dose is 250 mg every 6 hours taken one hour before meals.
If twice-a-day dosage is desired, the recommended dose is 500 mg every 12
hours. Dosage may be increased up to 4 grams per day, according to the
severity of the infection. Twice-a-day dosing is not recommended when doses
larger than 1 gram daily are administered.
CHILDREN
Age, weight, and severity of the infection are important factors in
determining the proper dosage. The usual dosage is 30 to 50 mg/kg/day in
divided doses. For the treatment of more severe infections, this dose may be
doubled.
For more information on dosing please refer to Instructions for administration
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The content of this page is taken from the FDA package insert for this drug and should not be edited.
Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
