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Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
Macrolides - Erythromycin ... Overview #Macrolides #Erythromycin
Torsades de Pointes 
•Precipitated by drugs that prolong the QT interval 
•Class IA antidysrhythmics (procainamide, quinidine)
Phenothiazines •Erythromycin
Counseling tips for common antibiotics
LEGEND
 • take with food
 • take on empty stomach
 • take
CLOXACILLIN ERYTHROMYCIN
Chlamydial Infections - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • Adults and adolescents: doxycycline 100 mg orally
children <45 kg: erythromycin ... and pneumonia): erythromycin
Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 • Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
Thiazides, Ibuprofen, Erythromycin
Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
 • Recommended Regimen: doxycycline 100 mg orally 2x/day
for 3 weeks OR erythromycin
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
hematemesis • Erythromycin ... visualization than erythromycin
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
antibiotics (penicillin, erythromycin
Gonococcal Infections (Gonorrhea) - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • Uncomplicated infections of the cervix, urethra,
prophylaxis in neonates: erythromycin
Drug-Induced Prolonged QTc

QTc >500ms is an independent risk factor for developing Torsades des Pointes (TdP)
Drugs causing
Clarithromycin, Erythromycin