Claritek 250mg Tablets 10’s

Claritek (Clarithromycin) is a semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic.

Clarithromycin exerts its anti-bacterial action by binding to the 50s ribosomal sub-unit of susceptible bacteria and suppresses protein synthesis.

It is highlypotent against a wide variety of aerobic and anaerobic gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. Indications: For treatment of infections due to susceptible organisms.

Such infections include

• Lower respiratory tract infections (e.g. bronchitis pneumonia).
• Upper respiratory tract infections (e.g. pharyngitis sinusitis tonsillitis).
• Acute otitis media in children.
• Skin and soft tissue infections (e.g. folliculitis cellulitis erysipelas impetigo abscesses).
• Disseminated or localized mycobacterial infections due to MAC.
• To eradicate Helicobacter pylori in treatment regimens for peptic ulcer disease.
• To prevent disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease in patients with advanced HIV infection.
• As an alternative treatment to penicillins for prophylaxis of endocarditis.