Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Clarithromycin
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Pharyngitis and tonsillitis
- Acute maxillary sinusitis (Biaxin and Biaxin XL)
- Acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis (Biaxin and Biaxin XL)
- Community acquired pneumonia (Biaxin and Biaxin XL)
- Acute otitis media
- Uncomplicated skin and skin structure infections
- Treatment of disseminated mycobacterial infections due to Mycobacterium avium
- Prophylaxis of Mycobacterium avium
- Treatment of active duodenal ulcer associated with H. pylori infection (in combination with omeprazole or ranitidine, bismuth citrate)
- Pediatric indications include: Pharyngitis/Tonsillitis, Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Acute maxillary sinusitis, Acute otitis media, Uncomplicated skin and skin structure infections, Disseminated Mycobacterium avium
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Bartonella infections
- Pertussis (in children at least one month old)
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Last updated: October 2, 2018
Citation
Dzintars, Kathryn, and Paul A Pham. "Clarithromycin." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2018. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540130/all/Clarithromycin.
Dzintars K, Pham PA. Clarithromycin. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2018. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540130/all/Clarithromycin. Accessed June 2, 2023.
Dzintars, K., & Pham, P. A. (2018). Clarithromycin. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540130/all/Clarithromycin
Dzintars K, Pham PA. Clarithromycin [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2018. [cited 2023 June 02]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540130/all/Clarithromycin.
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