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I finished a course of biaxin (clarithromycin) 2 weeks ago for tonsilitis. i'm on it again as it recurred. i feel like i have a uti. is biaxin (clarithromycin) effective?
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Here are some ...: Biaxin, (clarithromycin) a macrolide antibiotic, has been used widely for treating peptic ulcer, but it is definitely not recommended as the first line antibiotics for UTI, for which there is a long list of effective antibiotics to eliminate its offending bacteria. If you're sure of UTI from recurrent experience, you may use antibiotics without UA -/+ U-culture; if new, do UA -/+ U-culture before antibiotics.
Answered 3/30/2015
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