Erythromycin is used to prevent and treat infections in many different parts of the body, including respiratory tract infections, skin infections, diphtheria, intestinal amebiasis, acute pelvic inflammatory disease, Legionnaire's disease, pertussis, and syphilis
Brand names: Erythrocin, Erythroped, Erymax, Erythroped A, Tiloryth
These work by killing or stopping the growth of the bacteria that cause infections
This medicine is also used to prevent recurrent attacks Erythromycin 250 MG Tablet is a macrolide antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections of the lungs, skin, bones, stomach, and intestine
Long-term oral dietary studies conducted with erythromycin stearate in rats up to 400 mg/kg/day and in mice up to about 500 mg/kg/day (approximately 1 to 2 fold of the maximum human dose on a body surface area basis) did not provide evidence of tumorigenicity
It was originally discovered in 1952
Most Infections
If you are 65 or older, use Erythrocin (erythromycin tablets) with care
It will not work for viral infections Dosage
Child of 2-8 years: 250 mg every 6 hours, doses doubled for severe infections
PO (Children >1 mo): Base and ethylsuccinate– 30–50 mg/kg/day divided every 6–8 hr (max = 2 g/day as
PO (Children >1 mo): Base and ethylsuccinate– 30–50 mg/kg/day divided every 6–8 hr (max = 2 g/day as
For treatment of bacterial infections: Adults—333 milligrams (mg) every 8 hours or 500 mg every 12 hours
In the treatment of streptococcal infections, a therapeutic dosage of erythromycin ethylsuccinate should be administered for at least 10 days