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Biaxin (clarithromycin) is an antibiotic used to treat infections such as sinus infections, throat infections, tonsil infections and other lung related infections. Biaxin (clarithromycin) can be used by some patients to prevent infections.
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Biaxin is in the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether Biaxin will harm an unborn baby. Do not take Biaxin without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant.
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Do not take Biaxin if you have ever had an allergic reaction to it, or if you are sensitive to it or erythromycin, or similar antibiotics such as Tao and Zithromax. Also avoid Biaxin if you have a heart condition or an imbalance in the body's water and minerals; and do not take the drug while taking Orap, Propulsid, or Seldane.
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In clinical trials, the combination of Prilosec and Biaxin had H. pylori eradication rates of up to 83%. Among subjects in whom H. pylori has been eradicated, ulcer recurrence rates have been as low as five percent six months after therapy.
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Like other antibiotics, Biaxin may cause a potentially life-threatening form of diarrhea that signals a condition called pseudomembranous colitis (inflammation of the large intestine). Mild diarrhea, a fairly common Biaxin side effect, may disappear as your body gets used to the drug. However, if Biaxin gives you prolonged or severe diarrhea, stop taking the drug and call your doctor immediately.
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Additionally, the 14-OH clarithromycin (Biaxin) metabolite ... has clinically significant antimicrobial activity. The 14-OH clarithromycin (Biaxin ) is twice as active against Haemophilus influenzae microorganisms as the parent compound. However, for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) isolates the 14-OH metabolite is 4 to 7 times less active than Biaxin (clarithromycin). The clinical significance of this activity against Mycobacterium avium complex is unknown.
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