¿Qué es Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate?

El Eritromicina Etilsuccinato es un profármaco en forma de éster del antibiótico macrólido eritromicina, diseñado para administración oral. Funciona inhibiendo la síntesis de proteínas bacterianas, tratando efectivamente una variedad de infecciones causadas por cepas de bacterias susceptibles. Este medicamento se utiliza comúnmente para tratar infecciones del tracto respiratorio, infecciones de la piel y enfermedades de transmisión sexual, ofreciendo una opción favorable para pacientes alérgicos a la penicilina.

Side Effects

• Dark urine or pale stools, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, stomach pain, yellow skin or eyes
• Sudden and severe stomach pain.
• Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, or pain in your upper stomach.

Warnings

• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, liver disease, heart rhythm problems (including QT prolongation), myasthenia gravis (severe muscle weakness), or stomach problems.
• This medicine may cause the following problems:Liver problemsHeart rhythm problemsSerious stomach problem, including infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
• This medicine can cause diarrhea. Call your doctor if the diarrhea becomes severe, does not stop, or is bloody. Do not take any medicine to stop diarrhea until you have talked to your doctor. Diarrhea can occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine.
• Muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness.
• Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, or pain in your upper stomach.