MACROMYCIN TABLET contains Spiramycin which belongs to the group of medicines called Antibiotics. It is used to manage infections in respiratory tract, oral cavity, skin and soft tissues caused by certain bacteria and parasites. It is also used to manage infections like gonorrhoea (sexually transmitted infection that causes painful urination and abnormal discharge) in individuals allergic to the Penicillin medicine as well as used to manage toxoplasmosis infection (caused by toxoplasma gondii parasite seen in cat faeces and contaminated food) in pregnant women.

Symptoms of toxoplasmosis are muscle pain, headache and fever and it may cause abortion or make baby to born too early before completion of pregnancy period.

Before taking MACROMYCIN TABLET, your doctor will do few blood tests to determine the exact cause of infection. Inform your doctor if you are suffering from either impaired liver function or abnormal heart rate problems.

MACROMYCIN TABLET is not recommended for use in children below 6 years and in patients suffering from meningitis (infection of brain with symptoms of fever and severe headache).

MACROMYCIN TABLET should be used in caution in pregnant and breast-feeding women. Consult your doctor before taking it.

The most common side effects of taking MACROMYCIN TABLET includes nausea, vomiting, numbness and itching in skin, inflamed bowels. Contact your physician immediately if any of the symptoms worsen with time like chest pain, blood in urine and faeces, dizziness, hypersensitive rashes in skin.