Talk:Erythromycin

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as This was at Erythromycins, now redirected here. Charles Matthews 22:16, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Eryfgthromycins are antibiotics used to treat infections caused by micro-organisms.These drugs are prescribed for many types of infections caused by bacteria: strep throat, pelvic inflammatory disease(PID), sinus infections, ear infections, pneumonia, tonsillitis, bronchitis, gonorrhea, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and urinary tract infections. sdfg

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I've added a detail on allergic reactions, especially since I had an allergic reaction to this medication, went into anaphylactic shock and required emergency medical care, epinephrin injection, and long-term hospilization. This is backed up by consulting the Physicians' Desk Reference (Electronic Edition, Jan 2005 Revision) entry for Erythromycin, which states: "Allergic reactions ranging from urticaria to anaphylaxis have occurred." --Jeff

A search for erythrocin should not redirect me here... ugh! What is one to do when faced with a pre-lab which demands a MSDS for erythrocin b sodium, but also faced with no legitimate results on the entire world wide web (google-style)...

Having been prescribed this for the first time I am quite surprised the article doesn't mention that this antibiotic gives you really bad gas.

Gas...and the accompanying stomach ache.

[edit] Half-Life

The main article says this antibiotic has a 2.5 hour half-life whereas the info table suggests it has a 1.5 hour half-life. Since I'm assuming they refer to the same meaning of half-life it would appear that one of them is wrong (although I have no idea which). -87.194.113.90 (talk) 11:40, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Neither's wrong, but both are too definitive. Half-life depends on many things, including route of administration and host factors such as liver dysfunction. In normal patients after a 500 mg oral dose of enteric coated tablets, the elimination half-life was 2.0 +/- 0.7 hours. In normal patients after a 500 mg IV dose, the elimination half-life was 1.6 +/- 0.7 hours. In patients with alcoholic liver disease given a 500 mg oral dose of enteric coated tablets, the elimination half-life was 3.2 +/- 0.5 hours. ^[1]. So for erythromycin (and for that matter any drug) no single number should be cited as "the" half-life. - Nunh-huh 11:50, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

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