Страна: Австралия
Язык: английский
Источник: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Clarithromycin
Actavis Pty Ltd
Medicine Registered
CLARAC v3 120308 Page 1 of 4 CLARAC ® Clarithromycin 250 mg Tablets _ _ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about CLARAC tablets. It does not contain all of the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking CLARAC against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. Keep this leaflet with this medicine. You may need to read it again. WHAT CLARAC IS USED FOR CLARAC IS USED TO TREAT CERTAIN BACTERIAL INFECTIONS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS SKIN INFECTIONS PEPTIC ULCER CLARAC is also used to prevent a specific bacterial infection associated with HIV infection. Your doctor, however, may have prescribed CLARAC for another purpose. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why CLARAC has been prescribed for you. CLARAC IS AN ANTIBIOTIC THAT BELONGS TO THE GROUP OF MEDICINES CALLED MACROLIDES. THESE MEDICINES WORK BY KILLING OR STOPPING THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA WHICH CAUSE INFECTIONS. CLARAC WILL NOT WORK AGAINST INFECTIONS CAUSED BY VIRUSES, SUCH AS COLDS OR FLU. CLARAC IS AVAILABLE ONLY WITH A DOCTOR’S PRESCRIPTION. CLARAC TO TREAT PEPTIC ULCER Peptic ulcers are associated with an infection Прочитать полный документ
1 Clarac PI v3 120420 CLARAC _ _ _PRODUCT INFORMATION _ NAME OF THE MEDICINE Clarithromycin 250 mg Film-Coated Tablets Clarac tablets contain clarithromycin. Clarithromycin is a semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic. Its chemical name is (3_R_,4_S_,5_S_,6_R_,7_R_,9_R_,11_R_,12_R_,13_S_,14_R_)-4-[(2,6-Dideoxy-3-_C_- methyl-3-_O_-methyl- - L -_ribo_-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-14-ethyl-12,13-dihydroxy-7-methoxy- 3,5,7,9,11,13-hexamethyl-6-[[3,4,6-trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)- - D -_xylo_- hexopyranosyl]oxy]oxacyclotetradecane-2,10-dione (6-_O_-methylerythromycin A). MW 747.97. C 38 H 69 NO 13, CAS No. 81103-11-9 DESCRIPTION Clarithromycin is a white to off-white crystalline powder. It is soluble in acetone, slightly soluble in methanol, ethanol and acetonitrile, and practically insoluble in water. Other ingredients in Clarac 250 mg Tablets are microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinised maize starch, croscarmellose sodium, povidone, stearic acid, magnesium stearate, colloidal anhydrous silica, quinoline yellow CI47005, Opadry White Y-1-7000 (containing hypromellose, titanium dioxide and Macrogol 400), Quinoline yellow CI47005 aluminium lake, hypromellose and vanillin. PHARMACOLOGY Hepatotoxicity, atrophy of lymphatic tissues (lymph, thymus) and adverse reproductive toxicity were seen in several species at exposures less than those which might be expected clinically at the proposed doses. The clinical significance of these observations is not known. There are no data from long term animal carcinogenicity studies. _ _ _Clinical Pharmacokinetics: _Clarithromycin is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract after oral ad Прочитать полный документ