Macropen

Drug name: Macropen

Active Ingredients:

• Midecamycin

Therapeutic actions: Midecamycin belongs to macrolide antibiotic. It works by binding to 50S subunits of the ribosomes and disturbs the peptidetranslocase activity resulting in reducing the growth of the microorganisms. As a result, bacteria are not able to replicate and then die. In high dosages Midecamycin possesses bactericidal action. Macropen is a broad spectrum antibiotic that is highly effective against Gram-positive( Streptococcus spp., Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus spp., Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Listeria monocytogenes, Erysipelothrix spp., Clostridium spp) and Gram-negative bacteria( Neisseria spp., Bordetella pertussis, Helicobacter spp., Campylobacter spp., Moraxella catarrhalis, Bacteroides spp). Macropen also acts on Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila.

Indications: Macropen is used to treat infectious diseases caused by susceptible to midecamycin bacteria:

• Respiratory system infections
• Infections of the urogenital system
• Skin and soft tissue infections
• Enteritis caused by ampylobacter

Treatment and prophylaxis of diphtheria and pertussis.

Contraindications and cautions: You should not use Macropen if any of the following conditions apply to you:

• Increased sensitivity to midecamycin or other macrolides
• liver diseases(liver cirrhosis, liver failure)
• Pregnancy
• Breastfeeding

Macropen should not be used in acute respiratory viral infection.

Adverse effects: There are possible side-effects associated with this that can affect individuals in different ways. If a side effect is stated here, that does not necessarily mean the fact that all people using Macropen will experience it or any other.

• Digestive system: decreased appetite, stomatitis, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.
• reactions: skin rash, itching

The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer. For more information about any other possible risks associated with Macropen, please read the information provided with midecamycin or consult your doctor or pharmacist.

Interactions: It is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist what you are already taking, including those bought without a prescription and medicines, before you start treatment with Macropen. Similarly, check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medication while taking this one, to ensure that the combination is safe.

Macropen reduces the elimination of ciclosporin, warfarine

Macropen lowers the metabolism of the following medications:

• Secale cornutum alkaloids(ergotamine, dehydroergotamine)
• Carbamazepine

Additional Information: DO NOT SHARE midecamycin with others. DO NOT USE THIS MEDICINE for other health conditions. KEEP THIS PRODUCT, as well as syringes and needles, if needed during treatment, out of the reach of children. Do not reuse needles, syringes, or other materials.