Drug General Information (ID: DDIF6GW1RX)
  Drug Name Erythromycin Drug Info Ethanol Drug Info
  Drug Type Small molecule Small molecule
  Therapeutic Class Antibiotics Analgesics
  Structure

 Mechanism of Erythromycin-Ethanol Interaction (Severity Level: Minor)
     Altered gastrointestinal dynamics Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph
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      Drug Name Erythromycin Ethanol
      Mechanism Absorption affected by delayed gastric emptying Delayed gastric emptying
      Key Mechanism Factor 1
Factor Name Gastrointestinal Motility
Factor Description Gastrointestinal motility is an important factor in determining the absorption of orally administered drugs, and it controls the residence time of the drug in the digestive tract.
      Mechanism Description
  • Altered absorption of Erythromycin due to GI dynamics variation caused by Ethanol 

References
1 Morasso MI, Chavez J, Gai MN, Arancibia A "Influence of alcohol consumption on erythromycin ethylsuccinate kinetics." Int J Clin Pharmacol 28 (1990): 426-9. [PMID: 2258252]