Spiramycin
antibiotic · macrolide
Third-party optionWhat this medicine is for
Spiramycin is a medicine in the category “antibiotic (macrolide)”. Antibiotics treat infections caused by bacteria. They are taken as a course, over a set duration, until the end of the prescription.
For Spiramycin, in practice: Treats a bacterial infection. It is used rather occasionally or as a short course, to get through an episode.
Under which brands it is found
Spiramycin is part of about 18 presentations listed in France. It is found under several brand names and as generics.
- Birodogyl
- Rodogyl
- Rovamycine
- Spiramycine Biogaran
- Spiramycine Cristers
- Spiramycine Eg
- Spiramycine Metronidazole Zentiva
- Spiramycine Teva
- and other presentations
Original brand-name products and generics deliver the same active substance; the choice between them is made with your doctor or pharmacist.
Supplements to consider
None of our references matches Spiramycin. Only one single-ingredient supplement is worth mentioning, as guidance.
Probiotics
Probiotics are live micro-organisms, mainly lactobacilli and bifidobacteria. The CFU count and the number of strains are among the selection criteria; gastro-resistant capsules protect the bacteria from stomach acidity.
Preferred form gastro-resistant capsules, several strains, CFU count stated
Further reading
The literature on the nutrient
- Gut microbiome, gut function, and probiotics: Implications for health
- Effects of probiotics on gut microbiota: mechanisms of intestinal immunomodulation and neuromodulation
These studies concern the nutrient itself, its role, its forms, its bioavailability. They do not concern this medicine and assert no link between it and a nutrient requirement.
Talk about it in the community
A space to share among people who are affected: the early days, the habits built up over the years, what each person has found to live better with it. Shared experiences, nothing medical.
Related molecules
To explore in the « Anti-infectives » family and its neighbours.
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