What age can you give clarithromycin?

What age can you give clarithromycin?

Clinical trials have been conducted using clarithromycin pediatric suspension in children 6 months to 12 years of age. Therefore, children under 12 years of age should use clarithromycin pediatric suspension (granules for oral suspension). There is limited experience of treatment of children below 6 months of age.

Can children have clarithromycin?

Your child may take clarithromycin tablets or liquid with or without food. Give clarithromycin with food if it upsets your child’s stomach. If your child is taking the long-acting tablets, they should be swallowed whole and taken with food or milk, not on an empty stomach. Do not break, crush or chew them.

Does clarithromycin need to be kept in fridge?

Clarithromycin will not treat a viral infection such as the flu or a common cold. Store this medicine in the original container at room temperature, away from moisture, heat, and light. Do not keep the oral liquid in a refrigerator. Throw away any liquid that has not been used within 14 days.

How do you disguise the taste of clarithromycin?

Clarithromycin has poor acceptance by pediatric and geriatric patients due to bitter taste. Usually, in dry syrup formulations, high concentration of sugar is used for taste masking.

How do you get rid of the bitter taste from clarithromycin?

I used a trick to make sure the drug didn’t touch my tongue: fill mouth with a bit of water, set the pill in your water filled mouth, swallow immediately. Even with this, I noticed the bitter taste in my throat after a few days, but it was better.

Why do my antibiotics leave horrible taste?

Why? The antibiotics listed above may affect the absorption of zinc, and zinc deficiency leads to a metallic bad taste in the mouth. Clarithromycin (Biaxin), metronidazole (Flagyl), and tetracycline are other antibiotics that may also cause metallic taste—but we don’t know why that occurs.

Can clarithromycin give you a funny taste in your mouth?

The antibiotics listed above may affect the absorption of zinc, and zinc deficiency leads to a metallic bad taste in the mouth. Clarithromycin (Biaxin), metronidazole (Flagyl), and tetracycline are other antibiotics that may also cause metallic taste—but we don’t know why that occurs.

How do you get rid of the bitter taste in your mouth from antibiotics?

Home remedies that may help reduce a bitter taste in the mouth include:

1. regular dental care, such as brushing, flossing, and using an antibacterial mouthwash.
2. chewing sugar-free gum to keep saliva moving in the mouth.
3. drinking plenty of fluids throughout the day.