Spiramycin (Systemic)

Brand Names : Rovamycine, Provamicina, Rovamycina, Rovamycine 250, Rovamycine 500, Spiramycine Coquelusédal

Before Using This Medicine

In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For spiramycin, the following should be considered:

Allergies - Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to spiramycin, or any related medicines, such as erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, troleandomycin, dirithromycin, or josamycin. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy - Spiramycin is used to treat toxoplasmosis in pregnant women since this medicine decreases the chance that the unborn baby will get the infection. If the unborn baby is already infected with toxoplasmosis, spiramycin does not treat the infection. This medicine has not been found to cause birth defects or other problems in humans.

Breast-feeding - Spiramycin passes into the breast milk. However, spiramycin has not been shown to cause problems in nursing babies to date.

Children - This medicine has been tested in children and, in effective doses, has not been shown to cause different side effects or problems in children than it does in adults.

Older adults - Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in younger adults or if they cause different side effects or problems in older people. There is no specific information comparing use of spiramycin in the elderly with use in other age groups.

Other medicines - Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine.

Other medical problems - The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of spiramycin. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

• Liver disease or
• Obstruction of the bile ducts - Liver disease or obstruction of the bile ducts may increase the chance of side effects