Basics

U.S. Brand Names

• Biaxin®
• Biaxin® XL

Medication Safety Issues

Sound-alike/look-alike issues:

• Clarithromycin may be confused with Claritin®, clindamycin, erythromycin

Generic Available

Yes

Pharmacologic Categories

• Antibiotic, Macrolide

Available Products

Image	Description
	Strength 250 mg Labeler Roxane Laboratories Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet Route oral Shape Round Color White Imprint 271 54 NDC 000540036
	Strength 500 mg Labeler Roxane Laboratories Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet Route oral Shape Capsule Color White Imprint 312 54 NDC 000540037
	Brand Name Biaxin® Strength 500 mg Labeler Abbott Laboratories Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet Route oral Shape Oval Color Yellow (Light) Imprint Abbott (Logo) KL NDC 000742586
	Brand Name Biaxin® Strength 125 mg/5 mL Labeler Abbott Laboratories Class Rx Dosage Form Granules for suspension Route oral NDC 000743163
	Brand Name Biaxin® XL Strength 500 mg Labeler Abbott Laboratories Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet, extended release Route oral Shape Oval Color Yellow Imprint Abbott (Logo) KJ NDC 000743165
	Brand Name Biaxin® Strength 250 mg/5 mL Labeler Abbott Laboratories Class Rx Dosage Form Granules for suspension Route oral NDC 000743188
	Brand Name Biaxin® Strength 250 mg Labeler Abbott Laboratories Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet Route oral Shape Oval Color Yellow Imprint Abbott (Logo) KT NDC 000743368
	Strength 250 mg Labeler Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet Route oral Shape Oval Color Yellow Imprint 7157 93 NDC 000937157
	Strength 500 mg Labeler Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet Route oral Shape Oval Color Yellow (Light) Imprint 7158 93 NDC 000937158
	Strength 250 mg Labeler Sandoz Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet Route oral Shape Oval Color White Imprint C6 GG NDC 007811961
	Strength 125 mg/5 mL Labeler Sandoz Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Granules for suspension Route oral NDC 007816022
	Strength 250 mg/5 mL Labeler Sandoz Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Granules for suspension Route oral NDC 007816023
	Strength 250 mg Labeler UDL Laboratories Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet Route oral Shape Oval Color Yellow Imprint 7157 93 NDC 510790361
	Strength 500 mg Labeler UDL Laboratories Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet Route oral Shape Oval Color Yellow (Light) Imprint 7158 93 NDC 510790362
	Strength 500 mg Labeler Apotex Corp Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet Route oral Shape Capsule Color Yellow (Pale) Imprint APO CLA500 NDC 605052615
	Strength 250 mg Labeler Apotex Corp Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet Route oral Shape Oval Color Yellow (Pale) Imprint APO CLA250 NDC 605052616
	Strength 500 mg Labeler Watson Laboratories Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet, extended release Route oral Shape Oval Color Orange Imprint 777 Andrx (Logo) NDC 620370777
	Strength 250 mg Labeler Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet Route oral Shape Capsule Color Yellow (Light) Imprint 725 RX NDC 633040725
	Strength 500 mg Labeler Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet Route oral Shape Capsule Color Yellow (Light) Imprint 726 RX NDC 633040726
	Strength 500 mg Labeler Wockhardt Americas Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet Route oral Shape Oval Color White Imprint 949 W NDC 646790949
	Strength 250 mg Labeler Wockhardt Americas Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet Route oral Shape Oval Color White Imprint 954 W NDC 646790954
	Strength 250 mg Labeler DAVA Pharmaceuticals Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet Route oral Shape Oval Color Yellow Imprint DAVA NDC 687740120
	Strength 500 mg Labeler DAVA Pharmaceuticals Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Tablet Route oral Shape Oval Color Yellow Imprint D DV NDC 687740122
	Strength 125 mg/5 mL Labeler DAVA Pharmaceuticals Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Granules for suspension Route oral NDC 687740302
	Strength 250 mg/5 mL Labeler DAVA Pharmaceuticals Inc Class Rx Dosage Form Granules for suspension Route oral NDC 687740303

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