Erythromycin
Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic used for selected bacterial infections. Listed uses include Bacterial Infection.
Medicine containing Erythromycin
Key points
- It does not treat viral illness.
- It has important heart-rhythm and medicine interactions.
- Fainting, severe diarrhoea or a blistering rash needs urgent care.
Select a listed product and pack to order online. Ask your doctor or pharmacist whether it suits you and what monitoring it needs.
Important safety checks
Allergy, liver disease, QT risk and interacting medicines require review.
When to seek urgent care
Seek urgent help for fainting, an irregular heartbeat, jaundice, breathing difficulty, a blistering rash or bloody diarrhoea.
Further reading
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