Ilotycin

Drug overview for ILOTYCIN (erythromycin base):

Generic name: ERYTHROMYCIN BASE (eh-rith-row-MY-sin)
Drug class: Ophthalmic Antibacterials
Therapeutic class: Ophthalmic Agents

Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic.

No enhanced Uses information available for this drug.

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The following indications for ILOTYCIN (erythromycin base) have been approved by the FDA:

Indications:
Ophthalmia neonatorum
Prevention of neonatal ophthalmia
Superficial ocular infection

Professional Synonyms:
Blennorrhea neonatorum prophylaxis
Blennorrhea neonatorum
Infantile purulent conjunctivitis prophylaxis
Infantile purulent conjunctivitis
Neonatal conjunctivitis prophylaxis
Neonatal conjunctivitis
Ophthalmia neonatorum prophylaxis
Superficial ophthalmic infection

Dosing information for ERYTHROMYCIN
DRUG LABEL	DOSING TYPE	DOSING INSTRUCTIONS
ERYTHROMYCIN 0.5% EYE OINTMENT	Maintenance	Adults apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 3 times per day

Generic dosing information for ERYTHROMYCIN
DRUG LABEL	DOSING TYPE	DOSING INSTRUCTIONS
ERYTHROMYCIN 0.5% EYE OINTMENT	Maintenance	Adults apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 3 times per day

Moderate List
No disease contraindications

More Frequent	Less Frequent
None.	None.

Rare/Very Rare
Ocular irritation

The following precautions are available for ILOTYCIN (erythromycin base):

Pediatric
Pregnant
Lactation
Geriatric

No enhanced Pediatric Use information available for this drug.

Contraindicated

None

Severe Precaution

None

Management or Monitoring Precaution

None

In reproduction studies in rats, mice, and rabbits using erythromycin at doses higher than usual human doses, there was no evidence of harm to the fetus. There are no adequate and controlled studies to date using erythromycin in pregnant women, and the drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.

Erythromycin should be used with caution in nursing women.

No enhanced Geriatric Use information available for this drug.

The following icd codes are available for ILOTYCIN (erythromycin base)'s list of indications:

Ophthalmia neonatorum
P39.1	Neonatal conjunctivitis and dacryocystitis
Superficial ocular infection
H10.0	Mucopurulent conjunctivitis
H10.01	Acute follicular conjunctivitis
H10.011	Acute follicular conjunctivitis, right eye
H10.012	Acute follicular conjunctivitis, left eye
H10.013	Acute follicular conjunctivitis, bilateral
H10.019	Acute follicular conjunctivitis, unspecified eye
H10.02	Other mucopurulent conjunctivitis
H10.021	Other mucopurulent conjunctivitis, right eye
H10.022	Other mucopurulent conjunctivitis, left eye
H10.023	Other mucopurulent conjunctivitis, bilateral
H10.029	Other mucopurulent conjunctivitis, unspecified eye