title: Clarithromycin (klaricid, Abbott).
abstract: During the 1990s newer antibiotics of the erythromycin group have been introduced. One of these, clarithromycin, may offer advantages over erythromycin in the treatment of difficult respiratory tract infections.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: MacConnachie
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000191:economics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016527:Drug Costs; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017291:Clarithromycin