Clarithromycin is a type of macrolide antibiotic drug.
Clarithromycin is a medication used to prevent or treat a variety of bacterial infections.
Clarithromycin is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections caused by bacteria such as bronchitis, pneumonia, skin infections, ear infections, sinus, and throat infections.
Clarithromycin is used to prevent or treat disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection [a type of lung infection that most often affects people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)].
Clarithromycin is used in combination with other medicines to kill the H. pylori bacteria that causes ulcers.
Clarithromycin is not for treating flu, colds or other viral infections.