What is Ethamolin? Uses, warnings & side effects

Updated May 14, 2025  •  Published Apr 11, 2021

Ethamolin overview

BRAND NAMES:

  • Ethamolin

Generic Names:

  • Ethamolin

Uses:

  • This medicine treats bleeding from your esophagus, which is the tube going from the mouth to the stomach.

Therapeutic Classes:

  • Sclerosing Agent

Forms:

  • Injectable

How it’s taken:

  • By injection

What is Ethamolin used for?

What form(s) does Ethamolin come in?

  • Injectable

What are common Ethamolin dosages?

  • Ampule 2ML of 5%

Ethamolin images - What does Ethamolin look like?

  • Ethamolin
    2ml of 5% ampule

How to take Ethamolin

  • Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein.

  • Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

What to do if you miss a dose of Ethamolin

Ethamolin contraindications - Who shouldn't take Ethamolin?

  • You should not use this medicine if you have an allergy to ethanolamine, oleic acid, or ethanolamine oleate.

Ethamolin warnings

  • Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breast feeding.

  • Make sure your doctor knows if you have heart disease or lung disease. Tell your doctor if you have liver disease.

  • Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.

  • Trouble breathing, coughing, chest tightness, or chest pain.

Ethamolin interactions & what to avoid when taking Ethamolin

  • Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breast feeding.

  • Make sure your doctor knows if you have heart disease or lung disease. Tell your doctor if you have liver disease.

  • Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.

Ethamolin side effects - How does Ethamolin make you feel?

Serious Side Effects

  • Fever, chills, sore throat, or body aches.

  • Bloody vomit, coughing up blood, or bloody stools.

  • Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing

  • Trouble breathing, coughing, chest tightness, or chest pain.

Less Serious Side Effects

  • Decrease in how much or how often you urinate.