Abboticin
This medicine is an antibiotic that treats bacterial infections by stopping bacteria from growing.
Form
infuusiokuiva-aine, liuosta varten
Strength
1 g
Active Ingredient
Erythromycin lactobionate
Manufacturer
Amdipharm Limited
How to Use
Dosage
For adults, typically 250 mg every 6 hours or 300 mg every 8 hours.
Method
It is given directly into your blood through an infusion by a doctor or nurse.
Important
For severe infections, the maximum daily dose is 4 grams, given in several smaller doses.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Stomach problems like feeling sick, stomach aches, and diarrhea.
- •Inflammation of the pancreas, causing severe pain in the stomach and back.
- •Not feeling hungry.
- •Swelling and pain in a vein, often in the legs, due to a blood clot.
- •Irritation where the medicine is given (can be avoided by slow infusion).
RARE
- •Temporary loss of hearing, especially with high doses or kidney problems.
- •Mild rashes or skin changes.
- •Severe skin rashes with blisters over large parts of the body, like Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- •Irregular heartbeat, including feeling your heart race, fast heart rate, or dangerous irregular heartbeats (torsades de pointes) or cardiac arrest.
- •Changes in your heart's electrical activity seen on an ECG.
- •Itchy red welts on the skin (hives).
- •Babies becoming irritable.
- •Worsening of a muscle weakness disease called myasthenia gravis.
- •Ringing or buzzing in the ears (tinnitus).
- •More white blood cells than usual (eosinophilia).
- •Seeing or hearing things that are not real (hallucinations).
- •Feeling lightheaded or dizzy.
- •Trouble seeing clearly (impaired vision).
- •Complete loss of hearing (deafness).
- •Blood pressure that is too low.
- •Vomiting in very young babies (newborns).
- •Yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice).
- •Liver inflammation, abnormal liver function, or liver failure.
- •Liver becomes larger than normal (enlarged liver).
- •Feeling confused.
- •Sudden, uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain (seizures).
- •Feeling like you might fall or lose your balance.
- •Muscle pain, cramps, or weakness that cannot be explained.
- •Inflammation of the kidneys.
- •Pain in the chest.
- •High body temperature (fever).
- •Feeling generally unwell (general discomfort).
Important Warnings
- Do not take Abboticin if you are allergic to erythromycin or similar antibiotics.
- Tell your doctor if you or a family member has had heart rhythm problems or a special heart condition called 'long QT syndrome'.
- Tell your doctor about all other medicines you take, as some can cause serious heart problems when taken with Abboticin.
- Stop using Abboticin and get medical help right away if you get swelling in your face, lips, tongue, or throat, or have trouble breathing.
- If you get severe or long-lasting diarrhea, contact your doctor.
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- Contact your doctor if your vision changes while taking this medicine.