pattismith
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I had a special experimentation with Clarithromycin these days, and I had to share with you what I learnt about it...
Toxicity of some Macrolides is increased by hypokalemia or borderline low blood potassium level.
I found cases reported about increased risk of cardiac toxicity of azithro and clarythro in patients with low blood potassium.
I suspect I had myself side effects from these antibiotics because of borderline/low potassium, and I wanted to warn you.
My opinion now is that blood potassium (and magnesium and calcium) should be tested prior any macrolide treatment, and hypokalemia should be corrected and monitored.
https://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/375
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014299913002562
http://www.cfp.ca/content/60/11/1012.short
I had a special experimentation with Clarithromycin these days, and I had to share with you what I learnt about it...
Toxicity of some Macrolides is increased by hypokalemia or borderline low blood potassium level.
I found cases reported about increased risk of cardiac toxicity of azithro and clarythro in patients with low blood potassium.
I suspect I had myself side effects from these antibiotics because of borderline/low potassium, and I wanted to warn you.
My opinion now is that blood potassium (and magnesium and calcium) should be tested prior any macrolide treatment, and hypokalemia should be corrected and monitored.
https://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/375
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014299913002562
http://www.cfp.ca/content/60/11/1012.short