Spye Tablet belongs to a group of medicines known as macrolide antibiotics primarily used to treat cryptosporidiosis (a diarrheal disease caused by microscopic parasites, cryptosporidium), susceptible infections, and soft tissue infections. It is also used to treat a parasitic infection known as toxoplasmosis in pregnant women. It helps to lower the risk of transmission of toxoplasma infection from the mother to the unborn child. A bacterial infection is a condition in which bacteria grows in the body and causes infection. It can target any body part and multiple very quickly. Toxoplasmosis infection can cause complications such as miscarriage, stillbirth, and damage to a baby’s brain and other organs, particularly the eyes, at birth or early childhood, or even as adults with a weak immune system.
Spye Tablet contains ‘Spiramycin,’ an antibiotic that treats bacterial infections of the abdomen, bone, skin, heart, and soft tissues. It may also be used to reduce the risk of a serious parasite infection (toxoplasmosis) spreading to an unborn baby during pregnancy. Spye Tablet works by inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis, which inhibits bacterial growth. It shows a bacteriostatic effect, which stops bacterial and parasitic reproduction but doesn't kill them.
Take Spye Tablet as prescribed by your doctor. You are advised to take Spye Tablet for the duration as prescribed, depending on your medical condition. Spye Tablet causes side effects in some people. Common side effects of Spye Tablet include stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Most of these side effects of Spye Tablet do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, if the side effects persist or worsen, please consult your doctor.
If you are known to be allergic to Spye Tablet or any other medicines, please tell your doctor. Do not use Spye Tablet while having vaccinations with live bacterial vaccines (typhoid vaccine) since Spye Tablet may affect the vaccine's activity. Spye Tablet should be used only with a doctor's advice during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Do not give this medicine to your child without medical advice. Tell your doctor if you have liver problems, muscle problems (myasthenia gravis), heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia), porphyria (rare genetic blood disorder), or electrolyte imbalance (low potassium or magnesium level).