Clarithromycin
antibiotic · macrolide
Third-party optionWhat this medicine is for
Clarithromycin belongs to the "antibiotic (macrolide)" category. Antibiotics treat infections caused by bacteria. They are taken as a course, for a defined period, until the end of the prescription.
For Clarithromycin in practice: Treats a bacterial infection. It is used rather occasionally or as a short course, to get through an episode.
Under which brands it is found
In France, about 13 reimbursable presentations containing Clarithromycin are recorded. It comes under various trade names and in generic form.
- Clarithromycine Accord
- Clarithromycine Almus
- Clarithromycine Arrow
- Clarithromycine Arrow Lab
- Clarithromycine Biogaran
- Clarithromycine Eg
- Clarithromycine Evolugen
- Clarithromycine Hcs
- and other presentations
Generics and the original brand are equivalent for the active substance; only the appearance, the name or the excipients may differ.
Supplements to consider
We do not make a product for Clarithromycin. A single supplement may, where appropriate, be worth considering; we indicate which one and where to find it, without selling it ourselves.
Probiotics
Probiotics are live micro-organisms, mainly lactobacilli and bifidobacteria. The CFU count and the number of strains are among the selection criteria; gastro-resistant capsules protect the bacteria from stomach acidity.
Preferred form gastro-resistant capsules, several strains, CFU count stated
Further reading
The literature on the nutrient
- Gut microbiome, gut function, and probiotics: Implications for health
- Effects of probiotics on gut microbiota: mechanisms of intestinal immunomodulation and neuromodulation
These studies concern the nutrient itself, its role, its forms, its bioavailability. They do not concern this medicine and assert no link between it and a nutrient requirement.
Talk about it in the community
Others are on the same treatment and share their daily life: what they feel, their questions, the little routines they set up. You read lived experience here, not recommendations.
Related molecules
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