CLARITHROMYCIN vs ERYTHROMYCIN TOPICAL SOLUTION 2%

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?

I’ve been doing extensive research on healthcare professionals and I have discovered a disturbing trend that there is not adequate mental health care even though you are constantly in chaotic environments with severe consequences and little support or appreciation. Some can even be unfairly shunned

I wanted to post this to discuss actual side hustles that don't include the typical answers to the side hustle posts. These are all side hustles I have engaged in, or have personally known witnessed other pharmacists to engage in for money. 1. This is not a retirement and saving post. Please save

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexner_Report “The Flexner Report also concluded that there were too many medical schools in the United States, and that too many doctors were being trained.” “Flexner carefully examined the situation. Using the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine as the ideal,[7] he i

Hello, Although I have had a Reddit account for a while, I haven't really done much with it until recently. I have been replying to some posts that I have found here or over at other threads that deal with certain retail pharmacies that predominantly talk about the challenges students/new grad pharm