Ilosone Oral
In Depth
Caution is advised when this drug is used in infants. Though very unlikely to happen, a stomach problem called IHPS (infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis) has been noted. Contact your child's doctor immediately if the child has persistent vomiting or increased irritability.
This drug should be used only if clearly needed during pregnancy. Small amounts of drug do appear in breast milk, so consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
Ilosone Oral Drug Interactions
Your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
This drug should not be used with the following medications because very serious interactions may occur:
- eletriptan
- ergot alkaloids (e.g., ergotamine, dihydroergotamine)
- drugs which may affect the heart rhythm (QTc prolonging drugs such as cisapride, pimozide, droperidol, sertindole)
- ivabradine
- ranolazine
If you are currently using any of these medications listed above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting erythromycin.
Tell your doctor of all the drugs you may use, (prescription and nonprescription), especially of the following:
- carbamazepine
- cyclosporine
- theophylline
- certain benzodiazepines (e.g., midazolam, triazolam)
- warfarin
- felodipine (a calcium channel blocker)
- birth control pills
- corticosteroids (e.g., prednisone)
- digoxin
- certain live bacterial vaccines
- disopyramide
- phenytoin
- all other antibiotics
- certain "statin" drugs used for high cholesterol (e.g., atorvastatin, lovastatin, simvastatin)
This drug may interfere with the effectiveness of birth control pills. Discuss using other methods of birth control with your doctor.
Other drugs besides erythromycin which may affect the heart rhythm (QTc prolongation in the EKG) include dofetilide, quinidine, sotalol, procainamide, and sparfloxacin among others. QTc prolongation can infrequently result in serious, rarely fatal, irregular heartbeats. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for details. Ask for instructions about whether you need to stop any other QTc-prolonging drugs you may be using in order to minimize the risk of this effect.
