Erythromycin and Lithium carbonate drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Erythromycin (erythromycin) and Lithium carbonate (lithium carbonate). Common drug interactions include eye disorder among females and abdominal discomfort among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Erythromycin and Lithium carbonate. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 44 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Erythromycin?

Erythromycin has active ingredients of erythromycin. It is often used in acne. eHealthMe is studying from 12,563 Erythromycin users. Check the latest studies of Erythromycin.

What is Lithium carbonate?

Lithium carbonate has active ingredients of lithium carbonate. It is often used in bipolar disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 25,651 Lithium carbonate users. Check the latest studies of Lithium carbonate.

On Jul, 12, 2026

44 people who take Erythromycin and Lithium carbonate together, and have interactions are studied.

Erythromycin and Lithium carbonate drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Erythromycin and Lithium Carbonate, by gender? *:

female:

Eye disorder
Gamma-glutamyltransferase increased
Hyperphagia (an abnormal appetite for food)
Hypersensitivity
Hypersomnia (excessive daytime sleepiness (eds))
Major depression (a mood state that goes well beyond temporarily feeling sad or blue. it is a serious medical illness that affects one's thoughts, feelings)
Muscle spasms (muscle contraction)
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
Urinary tract infection
Vulvovaginal discomfort

male:

Abdominal discomfort
Abdominal distension
Hepatic enzyme increased
Hepatitis (inflammation of the liver)
Hyperhidrosis (abnormally increased sweating)
Jaundice (a yellowish pigmentation of the skin, the conjunctival membranes)
Liver disorder (liver diseases)
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
Ocular icterus (presence of jaundice seen in the sclera of the eye)
Oedema peripheral (superficial swelling)

What are the common drug interactions of Erythromycin and Lithium Carbonate, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

Abdominal distension
Anaemia (lack of blood)
Collapse of lung (functional breakdown of lung)
Completed suicide (act of taking one's own life)
Depression
Excoriation (to tear or wear off the skin of)
Hepatic steatosis (fatty liver disease)
Hepatocellular damage (liver damage)
Hospitalisation
Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development)

30-39:

Amnesia (deficit in memory caused by brain damage, disease, or psychological trauma)
Drug dependence
Anger
Exacerbation of anxiety (increase in the severity of anxiety)
Sedation
Anxiety
Drug effect decreased
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
Hypersomnia (excessive daytime sleepiness (eds))
Mental disorder (a psychological term for a mental or behavioural pattern or anomaly that causes distress or disability)

40-49:

Injury
Micturition urgency (urgency to pass the urine)
Muscle cramp (painful sensation caused by muscle contraction)
Throat cancer
Visual disturbance
Asthenia (weakness)
Bacterial infection
Binge eating (pattern of disordered eating which consists of episodes of uncontrollable eating)
Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes)
Depressed level of consciousness

50-59:

Hypokalaemia (low potassium)
Renal failure acute (rapid kidney dysfunction)
Atrioventricular block first degree (heart block first degree)
Cardio-respiratory arrest (sudden dysfunction of heart and lungs)
Confusional state
Depression
Diarrhoea
Drug toxicity
Nephropathy toxic (damage to kidney due to toxins)
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (a life-threatening neurological disorder most often caused by an adverse reaction to neuroleptic or antipsychotic agents)

60+:

Lethargy (tiredness)
Lower respiratory tract infection
Back injury
Blepharospasm (any abnormal contraction or twitch of the eyelid)
Depression
Dry mouth
Dyskinesia (abnormality or impairment of voluntary movement)
Emotional disorder
Excessive eye blinking (excessive blinking is dry eyes)
Extrapyramidal disorder (involuntary muscle spasms in the face and neck)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes): 11 people, 25.00%
Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 4 people, 9.09%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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