Ilosone 200/Ilosone DS Indications/Uses

Ilosone DS: Erythromycin (Ilosone) is indicated in children and adults for the treatment of the following conditions. Culture and susceptible testing should be done.
Upper respiratory tract infections of mild to moderate severity caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, viridans group streptococci, Streptococcus pneumoniae, or Haemophilus influenzae (when Erythromycin is used concomitantly with adequate doses of sulfonamides, since not all strains of H. influenzae are susceptible at the erythromycin concentrations ordinarily achieved).
Lower respiratory tract infections of mild to moderate severity caused by S. pyogenes, S. pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae or Legionella pneumophila.
Primary syphilis caused by Treponema pallidum: Erythromycin is an alternate choice of treatment for primary syphilis in penicillin allergic patients. In primary syphilis, spinal fluid examination should be done before treatment and as part of follow up after therapy.
Diphtheriae: As an adjunct to antitoxin, to prevent establishment of carriers and to eradicate the organism in the carriers.
Erythrasma: In the treatment of infections due to Corynebacterium minutissimum.
Intestinal amebiasis caused by Entamoeba histolytica: Extraenteric amebiasis requires treatment with other agents.
Infections due to Listeria monocytogenes: Skin and soft tissue infections of mild to moderate severity caused by S. pyogenes or Staphylococcus aureus (resistant staphylococci may develop during treatment).
Pertussis caused by Bordetella pertussis: Erythromycin is effective in eliminating the organism from the nasopharynx of infected individuals, rendering them noninfectious. Some clinical studies suggest that erythromycin may be helpful in the prophylaxis of pertussis in exposed susceptible individuals.
Conjunctivitis of the newborn, pneumonia of infancy, the urogenital infections during pregnancy caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (see Precautions): When tetracyclines are contraindicated or not tolerated, erythromycin is indicated for the treatment of adults with uncomplicated urethral endocervical or rectal infections due to C. trachomatis.
Ilosone 200: For the treatment of upper and lower respiratory tract, skin and soft tissue infections of mild to moderate severity.