Roxithromycin
Macrolide antibiotic
What it is used for
E.N.T infections [mild to moderate], skin and soft tissues infections, gut infections. Clinical selection for Roxithromycin should follow culture results where relevant, Kenya STG/EML recommendations, and the current product SmPC. Class context: Macrolide antibiotic. Confirm site-specific dose, duration and monitoring before prescribing.
Warnings
QT prolongation risk — caution with other QT drugs, electrolyte disturbance, cardiac disease. Hepatic impairment. Superinfection. Myasthenia gravis may worsen.
Possible side effects
GI cramps, nausea, diarrhoea (erythromycin more prokinetic). Taste disturbance (clarithromycin). Serious: QT prolongation, hepatotoxicity, C. difficile, severe skin reactions (rare).
Storage
Store as labelled. Keep out of reach of children.
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