CLARITHROMYCIN vs ERYTHROMYCIN ETHYLSUCCINATE

I’m a new pharmacist, recently came across a situation and was wondering how other pharmacists would handle it. So a kid was prescribed H.pylori medication (Amoxicillin, clarithromycin and Omeprazole) by their primary. The next day they were in an urgent care, diagnosed with otitis media and prescri

**28M, 174cm (5'8"), 62kg (136lbs), white european, not smoking, not taking drugs, mild drinking on ocasion.** TLDR: 48 days of reocurring fever, dry cough fits, unable to take a deep breath without coughing. **Updates**: **28/3/2020** \- added bloodwork and photo of what I cough up in the morning *

https://ibb.co/PpxKYts it’s 4am and i can’t sleep due to the intense pain 31 year old female. based in england. i have experienced recurrent boil/abscess like swelling for the past 13 years in exactly the same place. the frequency varies between once a month and once every 4 months or so. for a peri

“He also described treatments with a steroid, budesonide, and an antibiotic, clarithromycin, as well as cod liver oil.” -CNN article

Had a patient come into the pharmacy with a pretty nasty chest infection. They worked close to the pharmacy at a local chicken take-away. He did not have a lot of money so I said to him I'd give him his antibiotics at the most affordable price I could but he would have to get the generic. The prescr

I (F28) went to my own local doctor because of a lump near my armpit and she told me I had an infected ingrown hair. She prescribed me Dicloxacillin (capsules) but I had a really bad reaction to it (swollen eyelids, bad rashes on the legs) so I called the emergency doctors today. I live in Denmark s

Yesterday, my mother took me (17F) to the doctor's office for my yearly checkup. There, she told my PCP that I tend to have bad breath, and my mother suspects that I have too much acid in my stomach. My doctor then suspected I have H. pylori bacteria (told me that people of Asian descent were more l

https://ibb.co/mXc6Pyw My daughter, 15F, started feeling ill Apr 28. It started with fever, body ache, and congestion/sinus pain and cough and ear ache, and deep fatigue. We treated with advil/tylenol, figuring it was just a normal cold. It was getting worse and throat was very inflamed (though not

Both macrolides, but clarithro has many drug interactions, is dosed BID and usually for longer duration. What advantage does clarithromycin have?

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So I recently saw the article [A boy saw 17 doctors over 3 yeas for chronic pain. ChatGPT found the diagnosis.](https://www.today.com/health/mom-chatgpt-diagnosis-pain-rcna101843) which matched my own experiences - I've had chatGPT identify a rare diagnosis in a patient which I assume was due to its

Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate is off the market in my country, so, how would you fill a prescription for Erythromycin 1g knowing only the base and regular gelatin capsules are available?