Use the medicine as soon as you can, but skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next dose. Do not use two doses at one time. Health Topics. Health Tools. Erythromycin MY-E. Brand Names: E. Granules , E-Mycin , Eryc Reviewed: June 23, You should not use erythromycin if you are allergic to it.
Your doctor may change your treatment plan if you also use: lovastatin, simvastatin; pimozide; or ergotamine, or dihydroergotamine. Tell your doctor if you have ever had: liver or kidney disease; myasthenia gravis; a heart rhythm disorder especially if you take medicine to treat it ; long QT syndrome in you or a family member ; or an electrolyte imbalance such as low levels of potassium or magnesium in your blood. Side Effects. Call your doctor at once if you have: severe stomach pain, diarrhea that is watery or bloody even if it occurs months after your last dose ; headache with chest pain and severe dizziness, fainting, fast or pounding heartbeats; a seizure; hearing problems rare ; pancreatitis --severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back, nausea and vomiting; or liver problems --loss of appetite, stomach pain upper right side , tiredness, easy bruising or bleeding, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice yellowing of the skin or eyes.
Call your doctor if a baby using this medicine is vomiting or irritable with feeding. Common side effects may include: severe stomach pain, diarrhea that is watery or bloody even if it occurs months after your last dose ; liver problems; or abnormal liver function tests. Based on FDA pregnancy categories. Do not crush, chew, or break a delayed-release capsule or tablet. Swallow it whole. Store at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light.
Erythromycin comes as a capsule, tablet, delayed-release releases the medication in the intestine to prevent break-down of the medication by stomach acids capsule, delayed-release tablet, and an oral suspension liquid to take by mouth. It usually is taken with or without food every 6 hours four times a day , every 8 hours three times a day , or every 12 hours twice a day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand.
Take erythromycin exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. If you are taking the suspension, do not use a household spoon to measure your dose.
Use the measuring spoon, dropper, or cup that came with the medication or use a spoon made especially for measuring medication. Continue to take erythromycin even if you feel well.
Do not stop taking erythromycin without talking to your doctor. Erythromycin is also used sometimes used to prevent heart infection in people having dental or other procedures. Talk to your doctor about the possible risks of using this medication for your condition. This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Take the missed dose as soon as you remember it.
However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one. Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture not in the bathroom. It is important to keep all medication out of sight and reach of children as many containers such as weekly pill minders and those for eye drops, creams, patches, and inhalers are not child-resistant and young children can open them easily.
To protect young children from poisoning, always lock safety caps and immediately place the medication in a safe location — one that is up and away and out of their sight and reach. Unneeded medications should be disposed of in special ways to ensure that pets, children, and other people cannot consume them. However, you should not flush this medication down the toilet.
In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive. Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is not recommended.
Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take. Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines. Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you.
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:.
Take this medicine only as directed by your doctor. Do not take more of it, do not take it more often, and do not take it for a longer time than your doctor ordered.
Take this medicine with or without food. Keep using the medicine for the full time of treatment, even if you or your child begin to feel better after the first few doses. Your infection may not go away if you stop using the medicine too soon.
The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so. The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses. Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light. Keep from freezing.
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