Generic Name: Clarithromycin Tablets (kla-RITH-roe-mye-sin)
Brand Name: Biaxin Filmtab
Clarithromycin is used for:
Treating infections caused by certain bacteria.
Clarithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic. It works by stopping
the growth of or killing sensitive bacteria by reducing the
production of important proteins needed by the bacteria to
survive.
Do NOT use Clarithromycin if:
you are allergic to any ingredient in Clarithromycin
or any other macrolide (eg, erythromycin)
you are taking cisapride, cyclosporine, dofetilide, eletriptan, ergot
alkaloids (eg, ergotamine, dihydroergotamine), H1 antagonists (eg, terfenadine,
astemizole),
pimozide, QT-prolonging agents (eg, quinidine, sotalol, thioridazine), quinolones
(eg, ciprofloxacin), or sumatriptan. |