Roxithromycin: International drug information (concise)
For abbreviations, symbols, and age group definitions used in Lexicomp (
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International Brand Names
International Brand Names by CountryFor country code abbreviations (
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(AE) United Arab Emirates: Roxamed | Ruxid;
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(AR) Argentina: Delos | Klomicina | Rulid;
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(AT) Austria: Roxithromycin genericon pharma | Roxithrostad | Rulide;
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(AU) Australia: Apo-Roxithromycin | Apx roxithromycin | Biaxsig | Chemmart Roxithromycin | Roxar | Roxar 150 | Roximycin | Roxithromycin an | Roxithromycin gh | Roxithromycin pfizer | Roxithromycin sandoz | Roxithromycin scp | Roxithromycin-Ga | Roxithromycin-Rl | Rulide | Terry White Chemists Roxithromycin;
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(BD) Bangladesh: Pedilid | Rolid | Rotomycin | Roxcin | Ryth;
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(BE) Belgium: Claramid | Docroxithro | Roxithromycine sandoz | Rulid;
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(BF) Burkina Faso: Rulid;
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(BG) Bulgaria: Roxistad | Rulid;
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(BR) Brazil: Floxid | Ritroxim | Rotram | Roxina | Roxitran | Roxitrom | Roxitromicina | Roxitromin | Rulid | Rulid D;
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(CH) Switzerland: Rulid;
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(CI) Côte d'Ivoire: Romac | Roximax | Roximed | Roxitromax;
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(CL) Chile: Ramivan | Rulide;
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(CN) China: Ai luo xin | Bei sha | Bi ai di | Jin shuai | Luo mai xin | Makrodex | Pu hong | Ren su | Renicin | Romycin | Rulid | Rulide | Shan di | Xi shi ning | Xin mei luo | Yan di;
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(CO) Colombia: Grunirox | Monobac | Rulid;
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(CZ) Czech Republic: Rulid;
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(DE) Germany: Infectoroxit | Romyk | Roxi | Roxi wolff | Roxi-paed | Roxi-puren | Roxi-Q | Roxi-saar | Roxibeta | Roxidura | Roxigamma | Roxigruen | Roxihefa | Roxihexal | Roxithro-lich | Roxithrom Heumann | Roxithromycin abz | Roxithromycin Accedo | Roxithromycin al | Roxithromycin Eberth | Roxithromycin stada | Roxithromycin-ratiopharm | Roxiwieb | Rulid | Rulide;
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(DK) Denmark: Roxithromycin unp;
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(DO) Dominican Republic: Rolixina | Rosmicin | Rulide | Toscamycin r;
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(EC) Ecuador: Anuar | Rulid | Rulid D;
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(EE) Estonia: Surlid;
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(EG) Egypt: Claramid | Roxicin | Roxid | Rulid;
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(ES) Spain: Rotesan | Roxitromicina Bexal | Rulide;
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(FI) Finland: Roxibion | Roxithromycin Copyfarm | Roxithromycin Orifarm | Roxithromycin sandoz | Surlid;
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(FR) France: Claramid | Roxithromycine | Roxithromycine Actavis | Roxithromycine Almus | Roxithromycine Arrow | Roxithromycine Biogaran | Roxithromycine EG | Roxithromycine gnr | Roxithromycine Irex | Roxithromycine Ivax | Roxithromycine Merck | Roxithromycine Qualimed | Roxithromycine Ranbaxy | Roxithromycine rpg | Roxithromycine Teva | Rulid | Subroxine;
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(GR) Greece: Acevor | Aristomycin | Asmetic | Azuril | Bazuctril | Bicofen | Delitroxin | Erybros | Macrolid-S | Neo Suxigal | Nirox | Redotrin | Roxibron | Roxicillin | Roximin | Roxitazon | Roxivinol | Roxuril | Roxy due | Roxyspes | Rulid | Seide | Siguon | Thriostaxil | Tirabicin | Toscamycin r | Uramilon | Vaselpin | Vomitoran;
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(HK) Hong Kong: Hycin | Poliroxin | Roxilan | Roxitas | Roxithro | Rulid | Uonin;
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(HU) Hungary: Renicin | Rulid;
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(ID) Indonesia: Anbiolid | Biostatik | Crolide | Ixor | Macrol | Makrodex | Oksitrolid | Rolexit | Rosreps | Roxfex | Rulid | Simacron | Sitro | Uplores | Xorin;
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(IL) Israel: Roxo | Rulid;
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(IN) India: Actrox | Arbid | Artirox | Atrox | Aurotrax | Aurox | Bd Rox | Biorox | Birox | Cadithro | Carox | Decirox | Derox | Drx | Entrox | Ero 150 | Helirox | Ind-rox | Karoxy | Luprex | Lyrox | M-rox | Maclong | Maxirox | Medirox | Mirox | Myrox | Nicoroxi | Norox | Odirox | Pd rox | R.T. Cure | Ralrox | Raxitid | Rekthro | Rithro | Rocxim | Rokcin | Rokim | Rolta | Romithrax | Rotem | Rotex | Rovid | Rox | Roxace | Roxcin | Roxcure | Roxee | Roxem | Roxeptin | Roxetomin | Roxibest | Roxibid | Roxicare | Roxicate | Roxicom | Roxicon | Roxid | Roxigull | Roxikem | Roxikon | Roxil | Roxilid | Roxilin | Roxim | Roximed | Roximet | Roximin | Roximol | Roxin | Roxinga | Roxinta | Roxipower | Roxiric | Roxiron | Roxisara | Roxitas | Roxitec | Roxitem | Roxith | Roxithro | Roxithrol | Roxithromac | Roxitid | Roxitis | Roxitol | Roxitrac | Roxivik | Roxivista | Roxiwin | Roxley | Roxmed | Roxol | Roxone | Roxy | Roxychem | Roxygin | Roxyin | Roxylab | Roxyrol | Roxythromycin | Roxywin | Roxyzen | Rulide | Sayoxid | Sunrox | Supirox | Suroxy | Synrox | Tefrox | Throx | Troxy | Trurox | Unorox | Vilrox | Zerox | Ziroxy | Zyrox;
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(IT) Italy: Assoral | Overal | Rossitrol | Rulid;
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(JO) Jordan: Romac | Roxamed | Roximac | Roxipharm | Rulid | Ruxid;
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(JP) Japan: Allolide | Ladlid | Rokilide | Rokithrid | Roximain | Roximerck | Rulicin | Rulid;
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(KE) Kenya: Maxirox | Oxirom | Roxid | Rulicin | Throx;
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(KR) Korea, Republic of: Cellocsine | Celoxin | Cester | Cramid | Dongkoo roxithromycin | Dongkwang roxithromycin | Emloxin | Eslid | Eslide | Gloxin | Haeroxin | Hanall roxithromycin | Hanlim Roxithromycin | Hawon roxithromycin | Huniz roxithromycin | Hwail roxithromycin | Ildong Roxithromycin | J roxy | Jr roxithromycin | Locusin | Lomitacin | Loxita | Macrocin | Myungmoon roxithromycin | New roxmycin | Pharma roxithromycin | Pharmbio korea roxithromycin | Rocmicin | Rocmycin | Roct | Rocthrocin | Rofecin | Rokiraedeu | Rokpericin | Romacin | Romicin | Romiroxin | Romycin | Rosis | Roxacin | Roxaicin | Roxaid | Roxamin | Roxcell | Roxcin | Roxemicin | Roxemycin | Roxi V | Roxican | Roxicle | Roxide | Roxikid | Roxima | Roximax | Roximid | Roximycin | Roxina | Roxinmycin | Roxipro | Roxiro | Roxirocin | Roxiron | Roxitacin | Roxitem | Roxitencin | Roxithrin | Roxithyrocin | Roxitin | Roxitirocin | Roxiwon | Roxmin | Roxodrin | Roxoicin | Roxrin | Roxrine | Roxrocin | Roxt | Roxtop | Roxymax | Rozid | Rulid | Rulid p | Rulid p d | Sama roxithromycin | Seoul roxithromycin | Skeedmycin | Skidmycin | Srogin | Sulid | Surlid | Throgin | Union roxithromycin | Uniroxin;
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(KW) Kuwait: Roxamed | Rulid | Ruxid;
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(LB) Lebanon: Roxamed | Rulid;
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(LT) Lithuania: Roxihexal | Rulid | Surlid;
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(LU) Luxembourg: Claramid | Rulid;
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(LV) Latvia: Roxitromycin Ratiopharm | Rulid | Surlid;
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(MA) Morocco: Claramid | Romac | Roxolid | Rulid | Troxine;
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(MX) Mexico: Crolix | Roxitromicina | Rulid | Rulid D;
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(MY) Malaysia: Intas roxitas | Makrodex | Roxcin | Roxinox | Roxitas | Roxomycin | Roxy | Rulid | Simacron | Uonin;
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(NG) Nigeria: Roxysaf;
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(NL) Netherlands: Roxitromycine | Rulid | Rulide;
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(NO) Norway: Roxithromycin al;
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(NZ) New Zealand: Arrow roxithromycin | Romicin | Rulide | Rulide D;
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(PE) Peru: Rulid | Toscamycin r;
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(PH) Philippines: Dorolid | Guamil | Macrol | Macroxin | Plethirox | Rocin | Roxaid | Roxid | Roxil | Roximed | Roxithin | Roxithro | Roxithromyci Winthrop | Roxl | Roxylife | Rulid | Ruthison | Thromyn | Xithrom;
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(PK) Pakistan: Aparox | Aroxe | Aswad | Caster | Derox | Eplarox | Inrox | Ithromox | Macrol | Megarox | Moxithro | Myrox | Oxirom | Piscean | Pulsate | Rekthro | Renicin | Rerox | Riboxin | Rickycin | Ridinfect | Rococin | Rothrocin | Roxacin | Roxevo | Roxicin | Roxid | Roxilin | Roximed | Roximycin | Roxisafe | Roxitec | Roxitin | Roxy | Roxy-d | Rulid | Septirox | Strike | Surlid | Tenorox | Ultrox | Xoxin;
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(PL) Poland: Renicin | Rolicyn | Roxiratio | Roxylid | Rulid | Xitrocin;
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(PT) Portugal: Roxitromicina | Rulide;
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(QA) Qatar: Romac | Roxamed | Ruxid;
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(RU) Russian Federation: Elrox | Remora | Roxeptin | Roxid | Roxihexal | Roxithromycin lek | Roxithromycin sandoz | Rulicin | Rulid | Xitrocin;
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(SA) Saudi Arabia: Romac | Roxamed | Rulid | Ruxid;
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(SE) Sweden: Cirumycin | Roximstad | Roxon | Surlid;
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(SG) Singapore: Roxid | Rulid;
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(SI) Slovenia: Renicin;
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(SK) Slovakia: Roxitromycin al | Rulid | Weclox;
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(TH) Thailand: Alid | Ammirox | Coroxin | Eroxade | I Throcin | Malid | Manroxin | Masarox | Neolid | Neroxcin | Neroxin | Neroxin o | Nulicin | Poliroxin | Rithromed | Rocin | Rocitro | Rocxa | Romed | Rothricin | Roxamycin | Roxcin | Roxica | Roxicin | Roxid | Roxifect | Roxilan | Roxilid | Roximed | Roximin | Roxino | Roxinox | Roxinpac | Roxitem | Roxithro | Roxithroxyl | Roxitin | Roxitop | Roxitron | Roxlecon | Roxomycin | Roxprocin | Roxtec | Roxthomed | Roxthrin | Roxthrolid | Roxto | Roxtrocin | Roxximstar | Roxxo | Roxy | Roxydin | Rucin | Rulid | Rulid D | Rulosone | Ruxitex | Saroxxo | Uonin | Utolid | V-Rox | Vesthromycin | Viroxcin | Zyrox;
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(TN) Tunisia: Romac | Roxithromycine winthrop | Rulid;
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(TR) Turkey: Remora | Ritosin | Roksolit | Rulid;
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(TW) Taiwan: Rulid;
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(UA) Ukraine: Bd Rox | Roxibid | Roxid | Roxisandoz | Rulid;
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(UG) Uganda: Roxithin | Ruxid;
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(UY) Uruguay: Rulid;
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(VE) Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Rancolid | Roxitina | Roxitrol | Rulid;
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(VN) Viet Nam: Ammedroxi | Roxinate;
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(ZA) South Africa: Roxithromycin-hexal | Roxxibid | Rulide | Throsyn;
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(ZM) Zambia: Roxibid | Rulicin
Index Terms
- Roxithromycine;
- Roxithromycinum;
- Roxitromicin
Reported Use
For treatment of susceptible bacterial infections including mycetoma, upper and lower respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, genital/venereal infections (except N. gonorrhea), otitis media, sinusitis, skin and soft tissue infections, periodontal infection; for prevention of N. meningitides transmission to contacts
Dosage Range
Oral: Doses should be taken before meals:
Children: 5 to 8 mg/kg/day in 2 divided; maximum dose: 150 mg twice daily
Adults: 300 mg/day in a single dose or 2 divided doses
Product Availability
Product available in various countries; not currently available in the US
Dosage Forms
Tablet, Oral: 150 mg, 300 mg
Tablet Dispersible, Oral: 50 mg
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