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ERYTHROMYCIN (ERYTHROMYCIN BASE/ETHYL ALCOHOL)
- Superficial ocular infection
- Ophthalmia neonatorum
- Prevention of neonatal ophthalmia
5 mg/gram (0.5 %) eye ointment
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
Bacterial blepharitis
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
Bacterial conjunctivitis
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
Bacterial keratitis
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
Bacterial keratoconjunctivitis
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
Blepharoconjunctivitis
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
Meibomianitis
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
Superficial ocular infection
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the left eye by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in the right eye byophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac in both eyes by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route once daily
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 2 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 3 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 4 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 5 times per day
- Apply 1 cm ribbon into the lower conjunctival sac(s) in the affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route 6 times per day
- None
Contraindicated
- None
Severe
Moderate
- None
- None
Contraindicated
- None
Severe
Moderate
- No disease contraindications
ERYTHROMYCIN (ERYTHROMYCIN BASE/ETHYL ALCOHOL)
- Superficial ocular infection
- Ophthalmia neonatorum
- Prevention of neonatal ophthalmia
- None
- None
More Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
- None
- None
Less Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
Rare / Very Rare
Severe
- Ocular irritation
Less Severe
- None
Contraindicated
None
Severe Precaution
None
Management or Monitoring Precaution
None
Erythromycin (topical, Ophth)
- Severity Level:
B
- Additional Notes:
Contraindicated
None
General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
None |
Precaution Exists
None
General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
None |
No Known Risk
Erythromycin (ophth)
Unknown if ophth eryth excreted in milk;May modify bowel flora.
General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
No known risks; does not adversely affect lactation | Unknown | Not known; no or inclusive data | Unknown if ophth eryth excreted in milk;May modify bowel flora. |
Contraindicated
None
Precaution Exists
None
No Known Risk
None
- None
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 |
0-9 | A-Z |
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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 |
P39.1 | Neonatal conjunctivitis and dacryocystitis |
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