Erythromycin (Ophthalmic)

Brand Names : Ilotycin

Category

• Antibacterial, ophthalmic

Description

Erythromycin (eh-rith-roe-MYE-sin) belongs to the family of medicines called antibiotics. Erythromycin ophthalmic preparations are used to treat infections of the eye. They also may be used to prevent certain eye infections of newborn babies, such as neonatal conjunctivitis and ophthalmia neonatorum. They may be used with other medicines for some eye infections.

Erythromycin is available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage form:

Ophthalmic
• Ophthalmic ointment (U.S. and Canada)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

• Ilotycin

In Canada -

• Ilotycin

Generic name product may be available in the U.S. and Canada.