ERYTHROMYCIN ETHYLSUCCINATE

EES

 Reviewed by Dr Carl Kuschel and Dorothy Cooper
September 1998
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Management of Oral Erythromycin Administration

Description

Prescription

Administration

  1. Reconstitute as per instructions on bottle label.
  2. Shake well before administration.
  3. Administer with a feed.

Nursing Considerations

  1. Observe for signs of adverse effects.
  2. Observe for signs of renal, hepatic and haematological dysfunction during prolonged therapy.

Storage

References

1 Washington JA, Wilson WR. Erythromycin: A microbial and clinical perspective after 30 years of clinical use (first of two parts). Mayo Clin Proc 1985; 60:189.
2 Washington JA, Wilson WR. Erythromycin: A microbial and clinical perspective after 30 years of clinical use (second of two parts). Mayo Clin Proc 1985; 60:271.
3 Nursing 97 Drug Handbook 1997 Springhouse, p182-4.
4 The Northern Neonatal Network Neonatal Formulary 2nd Edition 1998. BMJ Books p99.