Monitor QTc in patients with increased risk
Recommend review of patient medications due to high frequency of significant interactions
Very high tissue penetration and concentration intracellularly.
Offers little advantage over Azithromycin for common infections such as pneumonia and pertussis. May consider Clarithromycin in MAC.
Clarithromycin used for H. pylori infections.
Antimicrobial class: Macrolide
Pregnancy category: C
Average serum half life: 5 hours
Biliary penetration: Therapeutic
CSF penetration: Poor
Lung penetration: Therapeutic
Urine penetration: Poor