Many drugs can interact, and some drugs should not be used together. Amoxicillin is a penicillin antibiotic. Clarithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic.
These antibiotics fight bacteria in the body. Amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and omeprazole is a combination medicine used to prevent stomach ulcer caused by infection with Helicobacter pylori H. Amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and omeprazole may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
You should not take this medicine if you are allergic to amoxicillin Amoxil , clarithromycin Biaxin , or omeprazole Prevacid , or if:. Taking any of the following medicines together with amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and omeprazole can cause a life-threatening side effect on your heart:. You may be more likely to have a broken bone while taking this medicine long term or more than once per day. Talk with your doctor about ways to keep your bones healthy.
This medicine may harm an unborn baby. Use effective birth control to prevent pregnancy, and tell your doctor if you become pregnant. Amoxicillin can make birth control pills less effective. Ask your doctor about using a non-hormonal birth control condom, diaphragm with spermicide to prevent pregnancy. You should not breast-feed while taking amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and omeprazole.
If you use a breast pump during this time, throw out any milk you collect. Do not feed it to your baby. Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets.
Use the medicine exactly as directed. Each dose of this combination medication contains 4 pills 3 capsules and 1 tablet. Take all 4 pills twice daily before you eat, unless your doctor tells you otherwise.
Use this medicine for the full prescribed length of time, even if your symptoms quickly improve. Skipping doses can increase your risk of infection that is resistant to medication. This medicine will not treat a viral infection such as the flu or a common cold. This medicine can affect the results of certain medical tests. Tell any doctor who treats you that you are using amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and omeprazole.
Take the medicine as soon as you can, but skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next dose. Do not take two doses at one time. In this case, just leave out the missed dose and take your next dose as normal. Never take 2 doses at the same time. Never take an extra dose to make up for a forgotten one. You could also ask your pharmacist for other ways to remember your medicine. Taking an extra dose of clarithromycin by accident is unlikely to harm you or your child.
It may give you temporary side effects, like stomach pain, feeling and being sick, and diarrhoea. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor if you're worried or get severe side effects, or if you or your child accidentally take more than 1 extra dose.
Like all medicines, clarithromycin can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them. These common side effects of clarithromycin happen in more than 1 in people. Keep taking the medicine, but tell your doctor if these side effects bother you or don't go away:.
In rare cases, it's possible to have a serious allergic reaction anaphylaxis to clarithromycin. These are not all the side effects of clarithromycin. For a full list, see the leaflet inside your medicine packet. Clarithromycin isn't normally recommended during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. But your doctor may prescribe it if the benefits of you taking it are greater than the risks. Erythromycin is the antibiotic most often used in pregnancy. Tell your doctor if you're taking these medicines before you start clarithromycin:.
There are no known problems with taking herbal remedies or supplements alongside clarithromycin. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you're taking any other medicines, including herbal medicines, vitamins or supplements. For skin problems such as cellulitis , you may have to take the medicine for about 7 days before you see any improvement.
If you have a Helicobacter pylori infection, even if the bacteria are no longer in your stomach, it can take some time before you feel better. Your doctor will usually give you a medicine to reduce stomach acid, such as omeprazole or lansoprazole , while the ulcer heals. You should start feeling better when you finish treatment to reduce your stomach acid. It's very important that you keep taking clarithromycin until your course is finished.
Do this even if you feel better. It'll help to stop the infection coming back. Tell your doctor if you don't start feeling better after taking clarithromycin for:. If you have a Helicobacter pylori infection, your doctor will arrange a follow-up test 6 to 8 weeks after you started clarithromycin. They'll also usually give you a medicine to reduce stomach acid, such as omeprazole or lansoprazole. If your symptoms don't get better in that time or you notice any new problems, like losing weight, contact your doctor as soon as possible.
There are other macrolide antibiotics that work in the same way as clarithromycin. They include azithromycin and erythromycin. It's usual to take clarithromycin twice a day. For azithromycin it's once a day, and for erythromycin it's usually 4 times a day. Clarithromycin and azithromycin are less likely to cause diarrhoea than erythromycin. Azithromycin and erythromycin can also be used to treat sexually transmitted infections.
Clarithromycin can also be used to treat Helicobacter pylori, a bacteria that can cause stomach ulcers. Clarithromycin and other macrolide antibiotics kill similar types of bacteria to penicillin antibiotics, such as amoxicillin.
Some people are allergic to penicillin antibiotics - they can take clarithromycin instead. Some people get a fungal infection called thrush after taking a course of antibiotics like clarithromycin.
It happens because antibiotics kill the normal harmless bacteria that help to protect you against thrush. Clarithromycin doesn't stop contraception from working, including the combined pill or emergency conraception. But if clarithromycin makes you vomit or have severe diarrhoea 6 to 8 watery poos in 24 hours for more than 24 hours, your contraceptive pills may not protect you from pregnancy.
Read more about what to do if you're on the pill and you're being sick or have diarrhoea. If you use a breast pump during this time, throw out the milk and do not feed it to your baby. Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Use the medicine exactly as directed. Each dose of this combination medication contains 4 pills 3 capsules and 1 tablet.
Take all 4 pills twice daily before you eat, unless your doctor tells you otherwise. Keep using this medicine even if your symptoms quickly improve. Skipping doses could make your infection resistant to medication. Omeclamox-Pak will not treat a viral infection flu or a common cold.
This medicine can affect the results of certain medical tests. Tell any doctor who treats you that you are using Omeclamox-Pak. Take the medicine as soon as you can, but skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next dose. Do not take two doses at one time. Antibiotic medicines can cause diarrhea. Tell your doctor if you have diarrhea that is watery or bloody. Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction hives, difficult breathing, swelling in your face or throat or a severe skin reaction fever, sore throat, burning eyes, skin pain, red or purple skin rash with blistering and peeling.
Taking amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and omeprazole long-term may cause you to develop stomach growths called fundic gland polyps. Talk with your doctor about this risk. This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.
A gout medication called colchicine Colcrys can interact with clarithromycin and cause serious or life-threatening medical problems. You should not take colchicine during your treatment with amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and omeprazole, especially if you are an older adult with kidney disease. Sometimes it is not safe to use certain medications at the same time. Some drugs can affect your blood levels of other drugs you take, which may increase side effects or make the medications less effective.
Clarithromycin can cause a serious heart problem. Your risk may be higher if you also use certain other medicines for infections, asthma, heart problems, high blood pressure, depression, mental illness, cancer, malaria, or HIV.
This list is not complete and many other drugs may affect amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and omeprazole. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Not all possible drug interactions are listed here. Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.
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