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What is Erythromycin?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Ery-Tab Erythrocin Zineryt

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See also: Erythromycin-sulfisoxazole

Erythromycin is an antibiotic which has an antimicrobial spectrum similar to or slightly wider than that of penicillin, and is often used for people who have an allergy to penicillin.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Sinus infection (sinusitis) 106 4
Acne 51 3
Gastroparesis 11 5
Whooping cough 5 0
Rosacea 3 0

Show all 26 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 277 patients that have taken Erythromycin

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 2
Mild 7
None 15

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Erythromycin

Side effect Patients Percentage
Diarrhea 1
Fever 1
Flatulence 1
Gastritis 1
Stomach irritation if not enough food in stomach 1
Stomach pain 1

Why patients stopped taking Erythromycin

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Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 16
Did not seem to work 9
Doctor's advice 7
Side effects too severe 6
Other 4
Personal research 1
See all 34 patients who've stopped taking Erythromycin

Duration

Stopped taking Erythromycin

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 18
1 - 6 months 6
6 months - 1 year 1
1 - 2 years 2
2 - 5 years 2
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 16
Usually 6
Sometimes 1
Never taken as prescribed 1
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 1
Somewhat hard to take 4
A little hard to take 4
Not at all hard to take 15
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 2
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 12
Not specified 10

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Erythromycin after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Metoclopramide (Reglan) 2
Amoxicillin (Amoxil) 1
Amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin) 1
ceftazidime 1
Doxycycline (Doxylin) 1

Patients stopped taking Erythromycin and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Cephalexin (Keflex) 1
Cyproterone-ethinyl estradiol (Diane-35) 1
Ondansetron (Zofran) 1
Penicillin (Penicillin VK) 1
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2 patient evaluations for Erythromycin

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Feb 28, 2012 (Started Feb 14, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for pustules)
  • Side effects
    Mild (upset stomach)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 500 mg Daily
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  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 17, 2010 (Started Jan 14, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for sinus infection (sinusitis))
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 999 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
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