Erythromycin Sulfisoxazole

Erythromycin Sulfisoxazole Brand Names- E.S.P. | Eryzole | Pediazole

What is Erythromycin Sulfisoxazole

The combination of erythromycin ethylsuccinate and sulfisoxazole is available as a suspension for the treatment of acute otitis media caused by susceptible strains of Haemophilus influenzae.

Erythromycin sulfisoxazole may also be used to treat other infections of the upper respiratory tract due to susceptible organisms; this combination provides adequate coverage against many strains of S. pneumoniaeS. pyogenesH. influenzae, and M. catarrhalis. Erythromycin-sulfisoxazole is especially useful in patients allergic to penicillins and cephalosporins.

Erythromycin

sulfisoxazole was granted FDA approval for the treatment of acute otitis media in November, 1979.

Indications

  1. Haemophilus influenzae (beta-lactamase negative)
  2. Haemophilus influenzae (beta-lactamase positive)
  3. Moraxella catarrhalis
  4. otitis media
  5. Streptococcus pneumoniae
  6. Streptococcus pyogenes (group A beta-hemolytic streptococci)
  7. Streptococcus sp.

Side Effects

  1. abdominal pain
  2. agranulocytosis
  3. anaphylactoid reactions
  4. anemia
  5. angioedema
  6. anorexia
  7. anuria
  8. anxiety
  9. aplastic anemia
  10. ataxia
  11. cough
  12. crystalluria
  13. depression
  14. diarrhea
  15. diuresis
  16. dizziness
  17. drowsiness
  18. dyspnea
  19. edema
  20. elevated hepatic enzymes
  21. eosinophilia
  22. erythema multiforme
  23. exfoliative dermatitis
  24. fatigue
  25. fever
  26. flatulence
  27. flushing
  28. GI bleeding
  29. glossitis
  30. goiter
  31. hallucinations
  32. headache
  33. hearing loss
  34. hematuria
  35. hemolytic anemia
  36. hepatic necrosis
  37. hepatitis
  38. hypoglycemia
  39. hypoprothrombinemia
  40. insomnia
  41. interstitial nephritis
  42. jaundice
  43. leukopenia
  44. lupus-like symptoms
  45. melena
  46. methemoglobinemia
  47. nausea
  48. neuritis
  49. oliguria
  50. pallor
  51. pancreatitis
  52. paresthesias
  53. pharyngitis
  54. photosensitivity
  55. pneumonitis
  56. pruritus
  57. pseudomembranous colitis
  58. psychosis
  59. purpura
  60. QT prolongation
  61. rash
  62. seizures
  63. serum sickness
  64. Stevens-Johnson syndrome
  65. stomatitis
  66. superinfection
  67. thrombocytopenia
  68. tinnitus
  69. torsade de pointes
  70. toxic epidermal necrolysis
  71. urticaria
  72. vasculitis
  73. ventricular tachycardia
  74. vertigo
  75. vomiting
  76. weakness

Monitoring Parameters

  • CBC
  • serum creatinine/BUN
  • urinalysis

Contraindications

  • bone marrow suppression
  • bradycardia
  • breast-feeding
  • colitis
  • dehydration
  • diarrhea
  • folate deficiency megaloblastic anemia
  • G6PD deficiency
  • geriatric
  • GI disease
  • hepatic disease
  • hypocalcemia
  • hypokalemia
  • hypomagnesemia
  • infants
  • inflammatory bowel disease
  • long QT syndrome
  • macrolide hypersensitivity
  • myasthenia gravis
  • neonates
  • pregnancy
  • pseudomembranous colitis
  • QT prolongation
  • renal failure
  • renal impairment
  • sulfonamide hypersensitivity
  • sunlight (UV) exposure
  • ulcerative colitis

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