General description
INN
Clarithromycin
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
Antibiotic groups
EML status history
First added in 2011
(TRS
965)
for
Helicobacter pylori associated gastric ulcer
Added in 2017
(TRS
1006)
for
Acute pharyngitis
Added in 2017
(TRS
1006)
for
Bacterial pneumonia
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Watch group antibiotics
- Oral > Liquid: 125 mg per 5 mL powder for oral liquid; 250 mg per 5 mL powder for oral liquid
- Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 500 mg in vial powder for injection
- Oral > Solid > dosage form: 500 mg; 250 mg
- Oral > Solid > dosage form: 500 mg
Indications
First choice
co-prescribed with cefotaxime Bacterial pneumonia (Community-acquired pneumonia - severe) co-prescribed with ceftriaxone Bacterial pneumonia (Community-acquired pneumonia - severe)Second choice
Acute pharyngitis co-prescribed with amoxicillin + clavulanic acid Bacterial pneumonia (Community-acquired pneumonia - severe)
Other indications