Bacterial infections:

Indications for: E.E.S. 400 TABLETS

Treatment of susceptible infections including upper and lower respiratory, skin and skin structure, genitourinary, Legionnaires' disease, pertussis, listeriosis. Prophylaxis for rheumatic fever attacks in penicillin-allergic patients.

Adult Dosage:

1.6g/day in 2, 3, or 4 evenly divided doses; max 4g/day. Legionnaires: 1.6–4g/day in divided doses. Prophylaxis: 400mg twice daily. See full labeling.

Children Dosage:

Mild-to-moderate infections: 30–50mg/kg/day in 2, 3, or 4 evenly divided doses; may double dose in severe infections. See full labeling.

E.E.S. 400 TABLETS Contraindications:

Concomitant terfenadine, astemizole, cisapride, pimozide, ergotamine, dihydroergotamine, statins (eg, lovastatin, simvastatin).

E.E.S. 400 TABLETS Warnings/Precautions:

Avoid in proarrhythmic conditions (eg, uncorrected hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia, clinically significant bradycardia); risk of QT prolongation. Myasthenia gravis. Hepatic impairment. Elderly. Infants: risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis; monitor for vomiting or irritability with feeding. Pregnancy (Cat.B). Nursing mothers.

See Also:

E.E.S. 400 TABLETS Classification:

Macrolide.

E.E.S. 400 TABLETS Interactions:

See Contraindications. May potentiate theophylline (reduce dose of theophylline), digoxin, oral anticoagulants, hexobarbital, phenytoin, valproate. May potentiate CYP3A substrates (eg, triazolam, midazolam, statins [rhabdomyolysis], sildenafil [reduce dose of sildenafil], colchicine [reduce starting dose of colchicine, max dose should be lowered; monitor], verapamil, amlodipine, diltiazem, carbamazepine, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, alfentanil, disopyramide, bromocriptine, rifabutin, quinidine, methylprednisolone, cilostazol, vinblastine); consider dose adjustments and monitor. May be antagonized by theophylline. Hypotension, bradyarrhythmias, lactic acidosis with verapamil. QT prolongation with concomitant Class 1A (quinidine, procainamide) or Class III (dofetilide, amiodarone, sotalol) antiarrhythmics; avoid. May interfere with fluorometric detection of urinary catecholamines.

Adverse Reactions:

GI upset, abdominal pain, anorexia, hepatic dysfunction; QT prolongation, C. difficile-associated diarrhea, superinfection (discontinue if occurs).

How Supplied:

Granules—100mL, 200mL; Tabs—100