Roxithromycin

Generic name
Roxithromycin
Brand name
ATC Code
J01FA06

Roxithromycin

Dosages
Side effects in children
Warnings & precautions in children
Contra-indications in children

Interactions
PK
Renal impairment
References

Pharmacokinetics in children

t½: approx 20 hours (children, agegroup not further specified) [SmPC]

dose recommendation of formulary compared to licensed use (on-label versus off-label)

No information is present at this moment.

Available formulations

No information is present at this moment.

Dosages

Bacterial infections
  • Oral
    • 1 month up to 18 years
      • 5 - 7.5 mg/kg/day in 2 doses. Max: 300 mg/day.

Renal impaiment in children > 3 months

GFR ≥10 ml/min/1.73m2: Dose adjustment not required.

GFR <10 ml/min/1.73m2: A general recommendation on dose adjustment cannot be provided.

The complete list of all undesirable drug reactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Side effects

No information is present at this moment.

The complete list of all contra-indications can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Contra-indications

No information available on specific contra indications in children.

The complete list of all warnings and precautions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Warnings & precautions

No information available on specific warnings and precautions in children.

Interactions

The complete list of all interactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

MACROLIDES, LINCOSAMIDES AND STREPTOGRAMINS

This pages provides a list of drugs from the same ATC class for comparison. This does not necessarily mean that these drugs are interchangeable.

Macrolides
J01FA10
J01FA09
J01FA01
Lincosamides
J01FF01

References

  1. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, SmPC Rulid/Rulid 300 mg Filmtabletten (14641.00.00), 08/2018
  2. Hexal AG, SmPC RoxiHEXAL® 50 mg, 150 mg, 300 mg Filmtabletten (45123.00.00), 06/2020

Changes

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring


Overdose