Clarithromycin News
A case of Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary infection; effectiveness of clarithromycin, amikacin and imipenem/cilastatin
A 42-year-old woman presented with persistent cough, bloody sputum and fever. Her chest X-ray film showed an infiltrative shadow with cavitation in the upper lobe of the left lung. Acid-fast-bacilli were shown by sputum smear...
FDA Safety Changes: Dexedrine and Biaxin
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved safety labeling revisions to advise that dextroamphetamine sulfate oral therapy may increase the risk for cardiovascular events and exacerbate psychotic symptoms in certain...
Liquid chromatographic-electrospray tandem mass spectrometric determination of clarithromycin in human plasma.
A rapid, sensitive and specific LC-MS-MS method has been developed for the determination of clarithromycin (CLA) in human plasma using roxithromycin (ROX) as the internal standard.
Clarithromycin in the treatment of RSV bronchiolitis: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory tract infection in infancy.
A Probable Case of Clarithromycin-Digoxin Interaction and Life-Threatening Arrhythmia
Digoxin is a useful adjunctive medication in the treatment of congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation.1 However, it has a narrow therapeutic index and multiple, well-known drug interactions. 2 Erythromycin-digoxin...