How does Okamycin (Erythromycin/Zinc Sulphate) work:

Okamycin (Erythromycin/Zinc Sulphate) is indicated for the treatment of mild to moderate acne vulgaris.

Dosage & Administration:

Before applying Okamycin, thoroughly wash the affected area with warm water and soap, rinse well, and pat dry. After washing or shaving, it is best to wait 30 minutes before applying the pledget (swab), topical gel, or topical liquid form. The alcohol in them may irritate freshly washed or shaved skin. Okamycin will not cure your acne. However, to help keep your acne under control, keep using Okamycin for the full time of treatment, even if your symptoms begin to clear up after a few days. You may have to continue using Okamycin every day for months or even longer in some cases. As a rule, an 8-week treatment period will be necessary, but in instances of recurrence, the period of treatment may be prolonged further. It is important that you do not miss any doses. The dose of topical Okamycin will be different for different patients. Follow your physician's orders or the directions on the label.

Side Effects:

• dryness
• tenderness
• pruritus
• desquamation
• erythema
• oiliness
• burning sensation
• irritation of the eye(s)
• skin irritation
• urticaria reaction

Precautions:

Allergies: Tell your physician if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this or any of the other Okamycins. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as preservatives or dyes.

Pregnancy: Topical Okamycin has not been studied in pregnant women. However, this medication has not been shown to cause birth defects or other problems in animal studies.

Breast-feeding: It is not known whether topical Okamycin passes into the breast milk. Okamycin, given by mouth or by injection, does pass into the breast milk. However, Okamycin topical preparations have not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Children: Okamycin topical solution has been tested in children 12 years of age and older and, in effective doses, has not been shown to cause different side effects or problems 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. Although there is no specific information comparing use of topical Okamycin in the elderly with use in other age groups, this medicine is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in older people than it does in younger adults.