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Written By Santoshini Reddy G , M Pharmacy
Reviewed By Dr Aneela Siddabathuni , MPharma., PhD

Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml is used to treat bacterial infections in paediatric patients. It contains Erythromycin, which works by preventing the growth of bacteria that cause infection. Thus, it helps treat bacterial infections. Sometimes, it may cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhoea. Use this medication only if the doctor prescribes it. It is recommended to complete the entire course of azithromycin as the doctor prescribes, even if your child feels better after a few days.

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Synonym :

ERYTHROMYCIN ESTOLATE

Composition :

ERYTHROMYCIN-200MG

Manufacturer/Marketer :

Abbott India Ltd

Consume Type :

ORAL

Return Policy :

Not Returnable

Expires on or after :

NPPA :

Regulated

About Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml

Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml is indicated in the treatment of bacterial infections in paediatric patients. Bacterial infection is a condition in which harmful bacteria enter, multiply, and infect the body. Symptoms may include fever and chills.

Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml contains Erythromycin, which works by stopping the growth of bacteria. Thereby, it helps treat bacterial infections.

In some cases, Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml may cause side effects such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhoea. Most of these side effects may not require medical attention and resolve gradually over time. However, consult the doctor if the side effects persist or worsen.

Let the doctor know if your child is allergic to any of the components in Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml. Keep the doctor informed about your child’s health condition and medications to rule out any side effects/interactions.

Uses of Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml

Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml is used in the treatment of Bacterial infections. The detailed uses of Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml are as follows:

  • Treatment of bacterial infections: Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections like chlamydia infections, gastrointestinal infections, Strep throat and tonsillitis.
  • Respiratory tract infections: Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml is used to treat respiratory tract infections such as pneumonia, bronchitis, and whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis).
  • Ear infections: Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml is used in the treatment of ear infections like otitis media.
  • Skin and soft tissue infections: Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml is used treat skin and soft tissue infections.
  • Prevention of rheumatic fever: Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml is used in prevention of rheumatic fever.

Directions for Use

  • Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml can be given to your child 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal.
  • It is usually given 2-4 times a day based on the child’s body weight. However, follow the doctor’s instructions on the dosage and timing of this medication to ensure safety and effectiveness.
  • Shake the bottle well before each use.
  • Give the prescribed dose to your child by mouth using the measuring cup/dosing syringe/dropper provided with the pack.
  • Avoid using regular household spoons, as they may not measure the dose correctly.

Medicinal Benefits

Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml contains Erythromycin, which belongs to the group of medicines called macrolide antibiotics indicated in the treatment of bacterial infections in paediatric patients. Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml works by preventing the growth of bacteria that cause infection. Thereby, it helps treat bacterial infections.

How Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml Works

Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml contains Erythromycin, which works by stopping the growth of bacteria. Thereby, it helps treat bacterial infections.

Storage

• Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight.• Keep Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml out of reach and sight of children. • Non cold chain - To be stored in cool places at 10ºC to 25ºC or below 30ºC.
Side effects of Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml
Here are the precise steps to cope with diarrhoea caused by medication usage:
  • Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
  • Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
  • Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
  • Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
  • Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
  • Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
  • Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.
Overcome Medication-Induced Nausea: A 9-Step Plan
  • Inform your doctor about the nausea and discuss possible alternatives to the medication or adjustments to the dosage.
  • Divide your daily food intake into smaller, more frequent meals to reduce nausea.
  • Opt for bland, easily digestible foods like crackers, toast, plain rice, bananas, and applesauce.
  • Avoid certain foods that can trigger nausea, such as fatty, greasy, spicy, and smelly foods.
  • Drink plenty of fluids, such as water, clear broth, or electrolyte-rich beverages like coconut water or sports drinks.
  • Use ginger (tea, ale, or candies) to help relieve nausea.
  • Get adequate rest and also avoid strenuous activities that can worsen nausea.
  • Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication if your nausea is severe.
  • Record when your nausea occurs, what triggers it, and what provides relief to help you identify patterns and manage your symptoms more effectively.
  • Drink water or other clear fluids.
  • To prevent worsening of pain, limit intake of tea, coffee, or alcohol.
  • Include bland foods like rice, toast, crackers, and rice in your diet.
  • Avoid lying down immediately after eating as it may cause indigestion or heartburn.
  • Avoid acidic and spicy food as it may cause indigestion.
Here are the precise steps to cope with diarrhoea caused by medication usage:
  • Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
  • Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
  • Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
  • Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
  • Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
  • Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
  • Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.
Here are the steps to manage Gastrointestinal Air and Swelling (GAS) caused by medication:
  • Tell your doctor about your GAS symptoms. They may change your medication regimen or prescribe additional drugs to help you manage them.
  • To manage GAS symptoms, eat a balanced diet of fibre, vegetables, and fruits.
  • Drink enough water throughout the day to avoid constipation and treat GAS symptoms.
  • Regular exercise like yoga and walking may help stimulate digestion and alleviate GAS symptoms.
  • Take probiotics only if your doctor advises, as they may help alleviate GAS symptoms by promoting gut health.
  • Take medication for GAS symptoms only if your doctor advises, as certain medications can interact with your existing prescriptions or worsen symptoms.
  • If symptoms persist, worsen, or are accompanied by severe abdominal pain, vomiting, or bleeding, seek immediate medical attention.
  • Avoid taking raw fruits, nuts and vegetables.
  • Do not share your personal things with others like toothbrushes.
  • Clean the wounds and cuts using soap and water.
  • Wash your hands thoroughly and frequently and maintain hygiene.
  • Get a good quality of sleep.
To prevent, manage, and treat Constipation caused by medication usage, follow these steps:
  • Preventing Vomiting (Before it Happens)
  • Take medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor. This can help minimize side effects, including vomiting.
  • Having a small meal before taking your medication can help reduce nausea and vomiting.
  • Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication along with your prescribed medication.
  • Managing Vomiting (If it Happens)
  • Try taking ginger in the form of tea, ale, or candy to help alleviate nausea and vomiting.
  • What to Do if Vomiting Persists
  • Consult your doctor if vomiting continues or worsens, consult the doctor for guidance on adjusting your medication or additional treatment.

What if I have taken an overdose of Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml

If you accidentally take more medicine in one day than your doctor has told you to, or if a child has taken some medicine by mistake, contact your doctor or go to your nearest hospital emergency department immediately. An overdose could cause temporary hearing loss, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.

Drug Warnings

Do not administer Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml if the child is allergic to any of its components. Inform the doctor if the child has liver or kidney problems, seizures, hearing problems or pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas). Let the doctor know if your child is taking any other medications, including supplements or herbal products.

Drug-Drug Interactions

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How does the drug interact with Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml:
Co-administration of Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml with Ziprasidone can increase the risk of irregular heart rhythm.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is an interaction between Ziprasidone and Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml but can be taken together if prescribed by a doctor. Contact a doctor immediately if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
How does the drug interact with Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml:
Taking Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml with clozapine can increase the chance of a serious abnormal heart rhythm.

How to manage the interaction:
Although using Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml alongside clozapine can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, breathing difficulty, or rapid heartbeat, consult the doctor immediately. Do not stop any medications without a doctor's advice.
AzithromycinDofetilide
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How does the drug interact with Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml:
Taking Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml with dofetilide may increase the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm.

How to manage the interaction:
Although using Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml alongside dofetilide can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, or heart palpitations, get medical treatment immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
How does the drug interact with Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml:
Taking Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml with ribociclib increases the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm.

How to manage the interaction:
Although administration of Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml alongside ribociclib can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, breathing difficulty, or rapid heartbeat, consult the doctor immediately. Do not stop any medications without a doctor's advice.
How does the drug interact with Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml:
Teriflunomide can cause liver issues, and combining it with Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml, can raise the risk.

How to manage the interaction:
Although administration of Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml alongside teriflunomide can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, if you notice fever, chills, joint pain or swelling, unusual bleeding or bruising, skin rash, itching, loss of appetite, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark colored urine, light colored stools, and/or yellowing of the skin or eyes, contact a doctor right away. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor. Do not stop using any medications without talking to a doctor.
How does the drug interact with Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml:
Taking amisulpride with Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml increases the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm.

How to manage the interaction:
Though using amisulpride and Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml together can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, if you experience abrupt dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, or heart palpitations, get medical treatment immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting doctor.
How does the drug interact with Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml:
Taking Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml with mifepristone increases the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm.

How to manage the interaction:
Although Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml with mifepristone can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, breathing difficulty, or rapid heartbeat, weakness, tiredness, drowsiness, confusion, painful muscle cramping, nausea, or vomiting, constipation, abdominal cramping, chest pain, and/or swelling in the legs or feet, get medical attention. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
How does the drug interact with Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml:
Taking Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml with pazopanib may increases the blood levels of pazopanib. This increases the risk of serious side effects.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is an interaction between Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml and pazopanib, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, consult a doctor if you experience fever, chills, joint pain or swelling, unusual bleeding or bruising, skin rash, itching, lack of appetite, nausea, vomiting, dark urine, and/or yellowing of the skin or eyes. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
How does the drug interact with Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml:
Using chloroquine together with Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml can increase the risk of an irregular heart rhythm

How to manage the interaction:
Although using chloroquine and Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml together can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, breathing difficulty, or rapid heartbeat, consult the doctor immediately. Do not stop any medications without a doctor's advice.
AzithromycinVandetanib
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How does the drug interact with Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml:
Taking Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml with vandetanib increases the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm. If you're dealing with other cardiac illnesses, electrolyte imbalances (for example, magnesium or potassium loss likely due to serious or prolonged diarrhoea or vomiting), you may be at greater risk.

How to manage the interaction:
Although administration of Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml alongside vandetanib can possibly result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has advised it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, breathing difficulty, or rapid heartbeat, consult the doctor immediately. Do not stop any medications without a doctor's advice.

Drug-Food Interactions

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No Drug - Food interactions found in our database. Some may be unknown. Consult your doctor for what to avoid during medication.

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Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Include fruits and vegetables in the child’s diet.
  • Make sure the child is well rested.
  • Keep the child hydrated.
  • Teach the child to wash hands before consuming food.
  • Adding fermented foods such as yoghurt can help improve your child’s gut health.

Habit Forming

No

Therapeutic Class

ANTIBIOTICS
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Alcohol

Not applicable

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Pregnancy

Not applicable

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Breast Feeding

Not applicable

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Driving

Not applicable

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Liver

Consult your doctor

Please consult the doctor if your child has liver problems.

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Kidney

Consult your doctor

Please consult the doctor if your child has kidney problems.

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Children

Safe if prescribed

Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml can be given to children if prescribed by the doctor.

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Heart

Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml should be avoided in children with heart problems unless specifically prescribed by a doctor. This antibiotic can prolong the QT interval, increasing the risk of serious heart rhythm issues, especially in those with existing cardiac conditions.

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Geriatrics

Not applicable

Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml is specifically for children use and is not meant for geriatric patients.

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FAQs

Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml is used to treat bacterial infections in children.

Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml works by preventing the growth of bacteria. Thus, it helps treat bacterial infections.

To treat the child’s condition effectively, it is recommended to complete the course of Ertycin 200 mg Suspension 30 ml even if the child feels well. Talk to the doctor if you have any concerns.

If you miss giving a dose to the child, administer the missed dose as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for the scheduled dose, skip the missed dose and administer the next dose at the scheduled time. Avoid doubling the dose.

Country of origin

India

Manufacturer/Marketer address

401, LSC, C-Block, Mohan Place Saraswati Vihar Delhi DL 110034 In.
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