Archive for the ‘Antibiotics’ Category
Erythromycin: Side effects, Precautions, Interactions with other drugs
The oldest and probably best known of the macrolide antibiotics. A useful alternative to penicillins for treating patients who are allergic to these drugs, it is used to treat respiratory infections, whooping cough, syphilis, legionnaires’ disease, gastrointestinal infections, and acne. Read the rest of this entry »
Dapsone information
An antibiotic used for the treatment of leprosy and malaria. It is given in combination with pyrimethamine to prevent travellers contracting malaria. It is also used for treating dermatitis herpetiformis (an itchy blistering rash). A prescription only medicine, dapsone is available as tablets or an injection. Read the rest of this entry »