Symptoms should begin to improve within a few days of beginning to take this medicine. If they do not, or if they get worse, check with the physician who prescribed the medicine.
erythromycins (Erythrocin, Ery-C, E-Mycin, and other brands) and such medicines that are chemically related to erythromycins as azithromycin (Zithromax) and clarithromycin (Biaxin).
No special precautions are required
Among the drugs that may interact with erythromycins are: acetaminophen (Tylenol), medicine for overactive thyroid, male hormones (androgens), female hormones (estrogens), other antibiotics, blood thinners.
Taking erythromycins may cause problems for people with certain medical conditions or people who are taking certain other medicines. Before taking these drugs, be sure to let the physician know about any of these conditions:.
Echocardiography is an extremely safe procedure and no special precautions are required
Insertion of the Endoscope may cause a gag reflex and some discomfort, however, no special precautions are required to prepare for nasal endoscopy.
The recommended dosage depends on the type of erythromycin, the strength of the medicine, and the medical problem for which it is being taken. Check with the physician who prescribed the drug or the pharmacist who filled.
Airborne precautions are required to protect against airborne transmission of infectious agents.Diseases requiring airborne precautions include, but are not limited to: Measles, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Varicella (chickenpox), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.Preventing airborne transmission requires personal respiratory protection and special ventilation and air handling.
it is very important to take the medicine for as long as it has been prescribed. Patients must not stop taking the drug just because symptoms begin to improve
it is very important to take the medicine for as long as it has been prescribed. Patients must not stop taking the drug just because symptoms begin to improve
5 laboratory precautions
Where infectious diseases are the issue, there is no difference between universal precautions and standard precautions. The suite of procedures called "universal precautions" should now be the standard precautions used in all cases of patient contact.