Biaxin

What is Biaxin? The prescription drug Biaxin, which is also known under and sold by a variety of other brand names such as Klacid, Claridar and Claripen, is a macrolide antibiotic. The official name of the drug is Clarithromycin. What is Biaxin prescribed for? Biaxin is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections and problems such as pharyngitis, acute maxillary sinusitis, pneumonia, skin and skin structure infections, bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, Legionellosis, and Mycobacterium avium complex which has been disseminated in the case of HIV / AIDS patients. These Biaxin uses are all a result of the drug Biaxin interfering with the protein synthesis process of bacteria, which keeps bacteria from continuing to grow. The Biaxin antibiotic is most effective against gram-negative bacteria. This effect by which Biaxin prevents the bacteria from developing is called a bacteriostatic effect; Biaxin is also bacteriocidal for specific types of bacteria.

A typical Biaxin dosage is taken in the form of an oral capsule, and there are Biaxin xl capsule which are designed for extended release. Biaxin is metabolized through the liver. Some people may experience Biaxin and fatigue; and some of the other Biaxin side effects include diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting and nausea, as well as alterations of smell and taste, headaches, dry mouth, anxiety, hallucinations and rashes. Some users of Biaxin report having a metallic taste that persists for the entire time that they are taking Biaxin, and others may experience Biaxin high blood pressure or various types of allergic reactions which can come on swiftly in the cases of people who have histories of asthma, hay fever, hives of other types of allergies.

What we would consider the Biaxin patent was first pursued in Japan in the 80s, where what is now called Biaxin in the United States was originally named Clarithromycin. In 1991 Abbott Laboratories gained FDA approval for the drug Biaxin. Recently the drug has gone generic in the United States and in Europe. To compare the usefulness of various similar antibiotic drugs and to determine whether there may be any harmful side effects to combinations such as Carbatrol and Biaxin, talk to your doctor. Keep in mind that if you have kidney disease or certain heart problems you may not want to take Biaxin, and that there are a great number of other drugs which when taken concomitantly with Biaxin can lead to complications, so inform your physician of all drugs that you are currently taking. Possible future uses of the drug Biaxin include an application for fighting Crohn's Disease which will combine Biaxin with the drugs clofazmine and rifabutin.