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EROX 250MG DISTABLET, Pack of 10 TabletS
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Written By Bayyarapu Mahesh Kumar , M Pharmacy
Reviewed By Dr Aneela Siddabathuni , MPharma., PhD

EROX 250MG DISTABLET is an antibiotic medicine used in the treatment of bacterial infections of the ear, nose, throat, skin, urinary tract, tonsillitis, bronchitis, and pneumonia and also used to treat diarrhoea. This medicine contains amoxycillin, which works by inhibiting the protein synthesis of the bacterial cell and thereby helps fight infection-causing bacteria. This medicine is not effective for treating viral infections. Common side effects include skin rashes, nausea, vomiting, bloating, and gas.

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Composition :

AMOXYCILLIN-250MG

Manufacturer/Marketer :

Micro Labs Ltd

Consume Type :

ORAL

Return Policy :

Not Returnable

Expires on or after :

About EROX 250MG DISTABLET

EROX 250MG DISTABLET is an antibiotic used to treat various bacterial infections such as pneumonia, bronchitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis and sinusitis, acne, ear infections, and sexually transmitted infections. A bacterial infection is a condition in which bacteria grow in the body and cause infection.

EROX 250MG DISTABLET contains Amoxycillin, which kills the bacterial cell by blocking the chemical (mucopeptides) released by the bacteria's outer layer (cell wall).

Not everyone who is taking EROX 250MG DISTABLET will get these side effects. Some common side effects of EROX 250MG DISTABLET are diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, and indigestion. These side effects are temporary and may resolve on their own over time. However, if these side effects persist, don't hesitate to contact your doctor.

EROX 250MG DISTABLET should only be taken if advised by your doctor. It can be taken with or without food but should be consumed at a fixed time for the best results. The EROX 250MG DISTABLET should not be consumed in a dose exceeding the recommended amount to avoid unpleasant side effects. Also, the course should be completed even if you feel better.

Inform your physician if you are allergic to EROX 250MG DISTABLET, or have any history of liver problems or muscle problems. Do not use EROX 250MG DISTABLET without a doctor's advice if you have a skin reaction or irritation to any medicine. Do not discontinue or abruptly stop the medication, as it may lead to antibiotic resistance, a condition in which bacteria become resistant to antibiotics.

Uses of EROX 250MG DISTABLET

EROX 250MG DISTABLET is used in the treatment of bacterial infections. The detailed uses of EROX 250MG DISTABLET are as follows:

  • Bacterial Infections: EROX 250MG DISTABLET is widely used to treat various bacterial infections, including pneumonia, bronchitis, and ear infections.
  • Skin Infections: EROX 250MG DISTABLET effectively treats skin infections caused by susceptible bacteria, reducing inflammation and promoting healing.
  • Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs): EROX 250MG DISTABLET is prescribed to manage UTIs by targeting the bacteria responsible for the condition.
  • Stomach Ulcers: EROX 250MG DISTABLET can be part of a comprehensive treatment plan to eliminate Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium associated with stomach ulcers.
  • Dental Infections: Dentists commonly recommend EROX 250MG DISTABLET to treat dental infections and prevent complications during or after dental procedures.

Directions for Use

  • EROX 250MG DISTABLET can be taken with or without food or as advised by your doctor.
  • Follow your doctor's instructions on the dosage and timing of this medication.
  • Swallow EROX 250MG DISTABLET as a whole with a glass of water.
  • Do not crush, break, or chew it.

Medicinal Benefits

  • EROX 250MG DISTABLET is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that helps treat various bacterial infections.
  • EROX 250MG DISTABLET is effective against gram-positive (S. pneumoniae) and gram-negative bacteria (E. coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria gonorrhoea).
  • Besides this, EROX 250MG DISTABLET also helps treat stomach ulcers caused by the H. pylori bacteria.
  • If combined with antibiotics like clarithromycin and acidity medicine like lansoprazole, it helps reduce the symptoms of duodenal ulcers.
  • EROX 250MG DISTABLET can be safely prescribed and well-tolerated among adults, children, and pregnant and nursing mothers.
  • EROX 250MG DISTABLET weakens and destroys the bacterial cell wall. It is a broad range of antibiotics that help fight various types of bacteria.

How EROX 250MG DISTABLET Works

EROX 250MG DISTABLET contains Amoxycillin, which kills the bacterial cell by blocking the chemical (mucopeptides) released by the bacteria's outer layer (cell wall). In turn, EROX 250MG DISTABLET weakens and destroys the bacterial cell wall. It is a broad range of antibiotics that helps in fighting various types of bacteria.

Storage

• Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight.• Keep out of sight and reach of children.• Non cold chain - To be stored in cool places at 10ºC to 25ºC or below 30ºC.
Side effects of Erox 250mg Distablet
Here are the precise steps to cope with diarrhoea caused by medication usage:
  • Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
  • Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
  • Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
  • Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
  • Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
  • Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
  • Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.
Overcome Medication-Induced Nausea: A 9-Step Plan
  • Inform your doctor about the nausea and discuss possible alternatives to the medication or adjustments to the dosage.
  • Divide your daily food intake into smaller, more frequent meals to reduce nausea.
  • Opt for bland, easily digestible foods like crackers, toast, plain rice, bananas, and applesauce.
  • Avoid certain foods that can trigger nausea, such as fatty, greasy, spicy, and smelly foods.
  • Drink plenty of fluids, such as water, clear broth, or electrolyte-rich beverages like coconut water or sports drinks.
  • Use ginger (tea, ale, or candies) to help relieve nausea.
  • Get adequate rest and also avoid strenuous activities that can worsen nausea.
  • Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication if your nausea is severe.
  • Record when your nausea occurs, what triggers it, and what provides relief to help you identify patterns and manage your symptoms more effectively.
  • Skin rash caused by allergies is due to irritants or allergens. Therefore, avoid contact with such irritants.
  • Consult your doctor for proper medication and apply an anti-itch medication. Follow the schedule and use the medication whenever needed.
  • Protect your skin from extreme heat and try to apply wet compresses.
  • Soak in the cool bath, which gives a soothing impact to the affected area.

What if I have taken an overdose of EROX 250MG DISTABLET

Avoid exceeding the recommended dose as it could lead to an overdose. Symptoms of overdose may include cloudy/bloody urine and decreased urination. If you experience these symptoms or suspect you have taken an overdose, seek immediate medical attention.

Drug Warnings

  • Do not take EROX 250MG DISTABLET if you are allergic to any of its components.
  • Taking EROX 250MG DISTABLET may cause antibiotic-induced diarrhoea in some cases.
  • Penicillin antibiotics, blood thinners (warfarin, coumadin), uric acid-lowering drugs (allopurinol, probenecid), and anti-cancer or anti-arthritis drugs (methotrexate) may severely interact with EROX 250MG DISTABLET.
  • Tell your doctor if you have chronic kidney disease or viral glandular fever (mononucleosis) before taking EROX 250MG DISTABLET.
  • This medicine may lower the efficiency of oral birth control pills or contraceptive devices.
  • An intake of EROX 250MG DISTABLET may alter some glucose urine tests like the copper reduction test report.
  • Do not use EROX 250MG DISTABLET in more than prescribed doses or longer duration as it may cause adverse effects.
  • Keep your doctor informed about your health condition and all the medicines you take before taking EROX 250MG DISTABLET to rule out any side effects.
  • It is always important to check the expiry date of the medicine. Discard the medicine if it reaches the expiry date.

Drug-Drug Interactions

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AmoxicillinMethotrexate
Severe
AmoxicillinCholera, live attenuated
Severe

Drug-Drug Interactions

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AmoxicillinMethotrexate
Severe
How does the drug interact with Erox 250mg Distablet:
Co-administration of methotrexate with Erox 250mg Distablet can increase the levels and side effects of methotrexate.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is a possible interaction between methotrexate and Erox 250mg Distablet, you can take these medicines together if prescribed by your doctor. However, if you experience any symptoms such as tiredness, dizziness, fainting, unusual bleeding or bruising, chills, fever, sore throat, body pains. Consult a doctor immediately. Do not stop using medications without a doctor's advice.
AmoxicillinCholera, live attenuated
Severe
How does the drug interact with Erox 250mg Distablet:
Co-administration of Erox 250mg Distablet and Cholera, live attenuated may reduce the activity of the vaccine.

How to manage the interaction:
If you are currently being treated with Erox 250mg Distablet or have been treated within the last 14 days, talk to your doctor before receiving cholera vaccine, live. Do not discontinue the medication without consulting a doctor.
AmoxicillinBCG vaccine
Severe
How does the drug interact with Erox 250mg Distablet:
Co-administration of BCG vaccine with Erox 250mg Distablet may reduce the effect of BCG vaccine.

How to manage the interaction:
If you are about to receive BCG vaccine, inform the doctor that you are taking Erox 250mg Distablet. Do not discontinue the medication without consulting a doctor.
AmoxicillinZalcitabine
Severe
How does the drug interact with Erox 250mg Distablet:
Co-administration of Erox 250mg Distablet and Zalcitabine can be decreased when combined with Erox 250mg Distablet.

How to manage the interaction:
There may be a possibility of interaction between Zalcitabine and Erox 250mg Distablet, but it can be taken if prescribed by a doctor. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
AmoxicillinDoxycycline
Severe
How does the drug interact with Erox 250mg Distablet:
Co-administration of Erox 250mg Distablet with doxycycline may reduce the therapeutic effect of Erox 250mg Distablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is a possible interaction between Erox 250mg Distablet and Doxycycline, you can take these medicines together if prescribed by your doctor. Do not stop using any medications without consulting a doctor.

Drug-Food Interactions

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No Drug - Food interactions found in our database. Some may be unknown. Consult your doctor for what to avoid during medication.

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Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • After taking the full course of EROX 250MG DISTABLET, probiotics should be taken to restore some of the healthy bacteria in the intestine that may have been killed. Taking probiotics after antibiotic treatment can reduce the risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. Certain fermented foods like yoghurt, cheese, sauerkraut and kimchi can restore the intestine's good bacteria stink.
  • Include more fibre-enriched food in your diet, as it can be easily digested by gut bacteria, which helps stimulate their growth. Thus fibre foods may help restore healthy gut bacteria after taking a course of antibiotics. Whole grains like whole-grain bread, and brown rice, should be included in your diet.
  • Avoid taking too many calcium-enriched foods and drinks as it might affect the working of EROX 250MG DISTABLET.
  • Avoid intake of alcoholic beverages with EROX 250MG DISTABLET as it can make you dehydrated and affect your sleep. This can make it harder for your body to aid the EROX 250MG DISTABLET in fighting off infections.

Habit Forming

No

Therapeutic Class

ANTI- BACTERIALS

EROX 250MG DISTABLET Substitute

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Alcohol

Unsafe

Do not drink too much while taking this medicine. Drinking a lot of alcohol may more likely to drowsiness, dizziness or sleepiness side effects.

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Pregnancy

Caution

EROX 250MG DISTABLET is a pregnancy category B drug. So, EROX 250MG DISTABLET can be safely taken by pregnant women if prescribed by the doctor.

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Breast Feeding

Safe if prescribed

Can safely give EROX 250MG DISTABLET to breastfeeding mothers.

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Driving

Caution

You may have side effects like dizziness after taking EROX 250MG DISTABLET that may make you unfit to drive. So, it is advisable not to drive or operate machinery until you are feeling well.

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Liver

Safe if prescribed

EROX 250MG DISTABLET can be safely taken in case of liver disease if prescribed by the doctor. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing EROX 250MG DISTABLET.

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Kidney

Caution

Take EROX 250MG DISTABLET with caution if you have severe kidney disease. Your doctor may reduce the dose of EROX 250MG DISTABLET in patients with severe renal impairment (GFR less than 30 mL/min).

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Children

Consult your doctor

EROX 250MG DISTABLET can be safely given to to children, only if recommended by a child specialist only.

Have a query?

FAQs

EROX 250MG DISTABLET is used to treat various bacterial infections like ear, nose, or throat (ENT) infections, skin infections, genitourinary tract, and lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) caused by susceptible bacteria.

EROX 250MG DISTABLET kills the bacterial cell by blocking the chemical (mucopeptides) released by the bacteria's outer layer (cell wall). In turn, EROX 250MG DISTABLET weakens and destroys the bacterial cell wall. It is a broad range of antibiotics that helps in fighting various types of bacteria.

Amoxycillin belongs to the class of penicillin antibiotics. EROX 250MG DISTABLET is a broad-spectrum antibiotic effective against a wide range of bacteria. On the other hand, penicillin is a narrow-spectrum antibiotic effective against fewer bacteria.

Do not use anti diarrhoeal until the doctor has prescribed you. You can drink plenty of fluids (electrolytes) to avoid dehydration. Besides this, you can also take prebiotics or probiotics to manage diarrhoea as it may help increase the number of good bacteria in the intestine, which aids indigestion.

Try to stay well hydrated by drinking at least six glasses of water or other fluid per day. Always keep your bladder empty as much as possible by peeing regularly.

After taking an antibiotic, you may need to wait for up to three hours to eat or drink any dairy products, including milk and butter, yoghurt, and cheese. Grapefruit juice and dietary supplements containing minerals like calcium may also work to dampen the effect of antibiotics.

Do not stop using EROX 250MG DISTABLET even if you feel better. It should be strictly used as advised by your doctor to avoid the recurrence of symptoms and to worsen the disease.

EROX 250MG DISTABLET may cause side effects such as nausea and diarrhoea. If these side effects persist or worsen, please consult your doctor.

EROX 250MG DISTABLET can be used during pregnancy if prescribed by a doctor. Do not self-medicate, especially during pregnancy since there is limited safety information available on the use of EROX 250MG DISTABLET during pregnancy. Consult a doctor before taking EROX 250MG DISTABLET.

You should not take EROX 250MG DISTABLET if you have or ever had cirrhosis, severe kidney or liver disease, adrenal gland failure, an electrolyte imbalance, or an allergy to EROX 250MG DISTABLET or sulfa drugs. Also, inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or are breastfeeding to avoid any harmful effect on your baby.

EROX 250MG DISTABLET is effective if used in the dose and duration prescribed by your doctor. Do not stop taking EROX 250MG DISTABLET even if you see improvement in your condition as discontinuing EROX 250MG DISTABLET too early may cause symptoms to worsen or reoccur.

If you forget to take a dose of EROX 250MG DISTABLET, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take the next scheduled dose in the prescribed time. Do not double the dose to make up for the missed one as this may increase the risk of side effects.

Country of origin

India

Manufacturer/Marketer address

No. 28 Sundar Industrial Estate,N.T.Y Layout Mysore Road , Bangalore - 560026, India
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Author Details

Bayyarapu Mahesh KumarDoctor badge

Written By

Bayyarapu Mahesh Kumar

M Pharmacy

Dr Aneela SiddabathuniDoctor badge

Reviewed By

Dr Aneela Siddabathuni

MPharma., PhD

Last Updated

Aug 6, 2025 | 11:37 AM IST

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Reference

  1. https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/amoxicillin/
  2. https://www.drugs.com/tips/amoxicillin-patient-tips
  3. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2015/50542s02950754s01950760s01950761s016lbl.pdf

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