Brand Name(s): Biaxin; Klacid; Claripen
CAS nº: 81103-11-9
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What is Clarithromycin?
Clarithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic that works by fighting bacteria in your body.
It is used to treat pharyngitis, tonsillitis, acute maxillary sinusitis, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, pneumonia (especially atypical pneumonias associated with chlamydia pneumoniae or TWAR), skin and skin structure infections, and also in HIV and AIDS patients to prevent, and treat, disseminated mycobacterium avium complex or MAC.
Clarithromycin has been used in combination with Prilosec® in treating H. Pylori bacteria that causes stomach ulcers.
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