EryPed (Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate) Patient Information: How Should I Take the Drug at RxList

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May 27, 2012

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Pelvic inflammatory disease facts*

*Pelvic inflammatory facts Medically Edited by: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of a woman's pelvic organs including the uterus (womb), Fallopian tubes (tubes), ovaries, and cervix.
Pelvic inflammatory disease develops as the result of spread of a sexually transmitted disease.
Most cases of pelvic inflammatory disease are caused by gonorrhea and/or Chlamydia.
Young, sexually active women with multiple sex partners are at greatest risk for pelvic inflammatory disease .
Pelvic inflammatory disease many not produce any symptoms. In other cases it can cause fever, abdominal or pelvic pain, vaginal discharge, painful urination, or painful sexual intercourse.
Pelvic inflammatory disease is treated with antibiotics.
Complications of untreated pelvic inflammatory disease&...

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EryPed Patient Information including How Should I Take

What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking erythromycin?

Do not take this medication if you are allergic to erythromycin, or if you are taking any of the following medicines:

cisapride (Propulsid); or
pimozide (Orap).

Erythromycin may interact with these medicines and could cause dangerous or life-threatening heart rhythm disorders.

If you have liver disease or myasthenia gravis, you may need a dose adjustment or special tests to safely take erythromycin.

FDA pregnancy category B: This medication is not expected to be harmful to an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.

Erythromycin can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

How should I take erythromycin?

Take erythromycin exactly as it was prescribed for you. Do not take it in larger doses or for longer than recommended by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label.

Take each dose with a full glass (8 ounces) of water.

Erythromycin can be taken on an empty stomach or with food or milk.

Do not crush, chew, break, or open an enteric-coated or delayed-release pill. Swallow the pill whole. The enteric-coated pill has a special coating to protect your stomach. Breaking the pill could damage this coating. The delayed-release pill is specially made to release medicine slowly in the body. Breaking the pill would cause too much of the drug to be released at one time.

The chewable tablet form of erythromycin must be chewed before swallowing.

Shake the oral suspension (liquid) well just before you measure a dose. To be sure you get the correct dose, measure the liquid with a marked measuring spoon or medicine cup, not with a regular table spoon. If you do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist for one.

Take this medication for as many days as it has been prescribed for you even if you begin to feel better. Your symptoms may get better before the infection is completely treated. Erythromycin will not treat a viral infection such as the common cold or flu.

This medication can cause you to have unusual results with certain medical tests. Tell any doctor who treats you that you are using erythromycin.

Store this medication at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

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