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Medicines containing active substance Erythromycin

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 16 medicines with the active substance erythromycin.

Medicines containing only erythromycin

MedicineLegal category
Erythromycin 250 mg film coated tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Erythromycin 250 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Erythromycin 250 mg tablets, Retcin Prescription only (POM)
Erythromycin tablets 250 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Erythroped A tablets SPC –
Zineryt cutaneous solution –
Zineryt topical solution –
Erythrolar (Erythromycin) tablets 250 mg SPC no longer supplied –
Erythromycin 250 mg capsules SPC not available –
Erythromycin 250 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied –
Erythromycin tablets BP 250 mg SPC no longer supplied –

Combinations with erythromycin

MedicineLegal category
Erythromycin + Tretinoin
Aknemycin Plus, Erythromycin pH Eur 4.0% w/w and Tretinoin pH Eur 0.025% w/w cutaneous solution SPC Prescription only (POM)
Erythromycin + Zinc acetate
Zineryt SPC –
Zineryt 40 mg + 12 mg powder and solvent for cutaneous solution Prescription only (POM)
Erythromycin + Zinc acetate dihydrate
Zineryt powder and solvent for cutaneous solution –
Zineryt solution –

ATC groups

The ATC classification sorts medicines by the organ they act on and by their effect – the group pages list the other medicines of the group too.

Sources: the MHRA product information and the European Medicines Agency (patient leaflets and SPCs), the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority (substances, ATC codes and legal categories). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ask your doctor or pharmacist which medicine is right for you.