| Category of Drug | Clarithromycin is an Anti-Infective drug |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Clarithromycin is used for 1. For the treatment of bacterial infections 2. M. pneumonia 3. S. pneumonia 4. C. pneumonia 5. S. aureus 6. S. pyogenes 7. Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare. |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | 1. TABLETS 2. SUSPENSION |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Hypersensitivity to clarithromycin 2. Cephalosporin |
| Precautions | 1. Neonate under 2 weeks 2. Predisposition to QT interval prolongation 3. Avoid in porphyria 4. Hepatic impairment 5. Renal impairment 6. Lactation 7. Pregnancy 8. Interactions |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Nausea 2. Vomiting 3. Diarrhoea 4. Cardiac effects 5. Myasthenia-like syndrome 6. Stevens-Johnson syndrome 7. Toxic epidermal necrolysis 8. Taste disturbances 9. Stomatitis 10. Glossitis and headache 11. less commonly hepatitis 12. nightmares 13. anxiety 14. confusion 15. psychosis 16. paraesthesia, |
| Pregnancy Category | C |
