Clarithromycin
Active Ingredients
- Clarithromycin
Brands and Other Names
Manufacturers
- Abbvie Inc
- Roxane Laboratories Inc
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Clarithromycin.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Clarithromycin Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Clarithromycin
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Mood swings
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Posted By Martha on September 27, 2017 @ 7:01 pm
“This stuff is vicious. From about the second day on it, I became more and more depressed and anxious; by the end of treatment, I was fairly near terrified for hours at a time, and weeping with depression a lot of the time. THAT'S NOT ME. And I had no idea what was causing it, because i didn't read the side-effects warnings. (I mean, antibiotic, right? Other than a yeast infection or an allergy or making you kind of tired, what can it do to to you?) That made it scarier. Soon after finishing treatment, I was normal again. I will never take this drug again unless it's the one and only option.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Nightmare
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Posted By Taryn on September 22, 2017 @ 8:32 am
“On day 3 for me the nightmares started. I have always had vivid dreams but these are the most horrific nightmares I've ever had... they woke me up during the night and when I fell back asleep I would have another one. As for the treatment of my sinus infection they worked great. ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Vision blurred, Hearing disability
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Posted By tamer on August 16, 2016 @ 10:16 pm
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Back pain, Pain, Nightmare, Anxiety, Walking disability, Drug ineffective, Respiration abnormal, Product taste abnormal
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 7, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... nightmares I ever had. Then you wake up with the most horrible taste in your mouth. And if you suffer from anxiety, this medication will make it 1000x worse.And the lower back pain hurt so much I coul...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Chest discomfort, Pain, Crying, Anxiety
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 20, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: The pain my stomach is unbearable, I have chest discomfort, severe anxiety, unable to produce tears. I want to cry in bed all day I had to call out of work because of this. I'm on my th...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Adverse event, Heart rate increased, Muscular weakness, Retching, Abdominal discomfort, Vomiting
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 12, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: 2 hours after taking the first dose unbearable stomach pain vomiting and dry heaves the whole entire night weak ankles and rapid heartbeat horriible metallic taste I'm my mouth that is ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Loss of consciousness, Hypoaesthesia, Discomfort, Adverse drug reaction
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 4, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: After only one pill in 2004, I was on the floor in the bathroom within 2 hours. I was in and out of consciousness and was sick from both ends. I passed out at some point and woke up sti...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Deafness
Posted By urnman in fdb.rxlist.com on July 26, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“I only took two pills and after the second dose, I lost my hearing completely in one ear. I call my doctor and was told to stop taking it and I did. I now have permanent hearing loss in both ears and ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Back pain, Headache, Accidental poisoning, Confusional state, Depression, Insomnia, Psychotic disorder
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 18, 2015 @ 12:00 am
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Flatulence, Headache, Dizziness, Anger, Diarrhoea
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 12, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Doctor put me on this as cannot tolerate penicillin.Side effects started today.Severely bad tempered,dizzy,headaches and excessive wind not to mention diarrhoea.Last one I took was this...”
Additional Drug Information
* Warning: The facts and figures contained in these reports are accurate to the best of our capability; however, our metrics are only meant to augment your medical knowledge, and should never be used as the sole basis for selecting a new medication. As with any medical decision, be sure to work with your doctor to ensure the best choices are made for your condition.
* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Clarithromycin
Dysgeusia
“Side Effects: Horrible upset stomach and extremely bitter taste in the mouth.
Cleared up the sinus infection quickly, felt effects almost immediately (less pressure, less pain, less p...”
Source: Biaxin (Clarithromycin)
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Did the author experience dysgeusia while taking clarithromycin?
What is this?Dyspepsia
“Side Effects: Horrible upset stomach and extremely bitter taste in the mouth.
Cleared up the sinus infection quickly, felt effects almost immediately (less pressure, less pain, less p...”
Source: Biaxin (Clarithromycin)
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Did the author experience dyspepsia while taking clarithromycin?
What is this?Back Pain
“Side Effects: Some back pain , some nauseau.
The antibiotic may have destroyed bacteria causing my sinus infection. But it may also have been caused by a virus, so its hard to say. ”
Source: Biaxin (Clarithromycin)
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Did the author experience back pain while taking clarithromycin?
What is this?