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What is Clarithromycin?

Clarithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria and is used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria, such as pneumonia, bronchitis, and infections of the ears, sinuses, skin, and throat. Also used to treat MAC, a type of lung infection occuring in HIV. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Antibiotic 1 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 100%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

tired
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Clarithromycin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
2 100% Course of treatment ended: 100%

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Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Stopped Taking Clarithromycin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
1
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 100%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 100%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.