In the article, we consider the analogues of “Clubax” and instructions for its use.
A drug is an antimicrobial drug with a fairly wide range of effects. It uses the active ingredient, which is clarithromycin. It belongs to the category of macrolides. This ingredient inhibits protein synthesis, which occurs in bacterial cells, thereby providing a bactericidal effect. In this article, we will consider analogues of the medicine, as well as its instructions, and learn about an alternative form of the drug called Clubax Od. Let's start with analogues.
How to replace the drug?
Clabax analogues include Clarithromycin along with Clacid, Fromilide, Clamed, Claricar, and Lactobacterin, which are used to prepare solutions for internal use. Also among the substitutes can be noted "Furacilin", acting as a solution for local use, and oral tablets "Pantsef."
Among other things, the Clabax analogs 500 mg include Furadonin powder along with Bactrim and Ersefuril suspensions, as well as Nitroxolin oral pills with Bioparox aerosol. Next, we consider some drug substitutes separately.
Clarithromycin
These pills will cost consumers at a price of one hundred and twenty rubles. The presented medicine is a cheaper Russian analogue of Clubax. Note that the latter is in the range from one hundred fifty to six hundred rubles.
The considered analogue has the same active substance in a dosage of 250 or 500 milligrams per tablet. According to the indications, these drugs have almost no differences, since the active ingredient in both drugs is the same.
What other analogues of Clubax are there?
Claritrosin
This medicine costs in the range from one hundred to two hundred rubles. Thus, the Claritrosin drug will be slightly cheaper than Clubax at its price, although the 500-milligram package contains only five tablets, while the original drug has ten. This means that with a long course of therapy, Claritrosin will be less profitable, since the cost of one pill in this case is higher. Otherwise, other differences between these drugs are minor.
Analogs and substitutes "Clubax" should be selected only by a doctor.
Fromilid Uno
This tool costs in pharmacies from one hundred to seven hundred rubles. This is another antibacterial medicine based on the clarithromycin ingredient. The substitute in question is sold in tablet form for internal use. This medication is contraindicated for use during pregnancy and lactation. There are also some restrictions on the use with other medicines.
Analogs and substitutes of “Clubax” we reviewed. Next, we consider the composition in more detail.
The composition of Clubax
The release format for this drug is the pills, which are coated, they are supplied in ten or twelve pieces per pack. Klabaks tablets contain clarithromycin in an amount of 250 or 500 milligrams. Additional components are povidone along with purified water, erased magnesium, stearic acid, talc, silicon dioxide and croscarmellose sodium.
The film coating of the drug is made of hypromellose, hyprolose, propylene glycol, sorbitan monooleate, titanium dioxide, quinoline varnish, vanilla extract, purified water and talc.
Clarithromycin - the main component in Clubax
This active substance is very effective against strains that do not produce beta-lactamase. Clarithromycin is no less effective against parasites that independently produce beta-lactamase. It is worth noting that in most situations, microscopic organisms that are resistant to methicillin and oxacillin are completely insensitive to clarithromycin.
Indications for the use of Clubax
The drug is recommended for patients suffering from certain bacterial diseases caused by microorganisms that are sensitive to the action of the substance clarithromycin. So, this drug is considered very effective in the treatment of people with various diagnoses. It is used to treat infectious and inflammatory pathologies that are caused by microscopic organisms that are sensitive to medication. For example, this medicine is perfect for the treatment of the following ailments:
- With sinusitis, pharyngitis and otitis media.
- In the case of infectious diseases of the lower region of the respiratory canals against the background of pneumonia or bronchitis of various forms.
- With the development of disseminated mycobacterial infections.
- Against a background of skin and soft tissue infections.
- For the treatment of mycoplasmosis, ureaplasmosis and chlamydia.
- In order to treat toxoplasmosis (as part of complex therapy).
- For eradication of Helicobacter pylori in patients suffering from peptic ulcer of the digestive system.
Experts recommend the use of “Clubax” as one of the components of anti-Helicobacter pylori treatment. It should be noted that clarithromycin is very active in the fight against leprosy and toxoplasmosis. See further guidance on the use of this drug.
Instructions for use of this medication
The drug "Klabaks" is intended for oral administration. The daily dosage of this medication should be divided into a couple of doses at equal intervals. It is better to swallow pills in their entirety, without violating the integrity of the shell, while eating. The duration of therapy, the dose of clarithromycin and the regimen of taking the drug "Klabaks" is determined by the doctor. In the presence of diseases of moderate severity, adult patients and adolescents are usually prescribed to take one pill twice a day.
In the more severe form of the disease, as well as in the case of diseases associated with mycobacterium avium, patients take one pill twice a day. The average duration of treatment is from several days to two weeks. Patients with ulcerative lesions of the gastric mucosa, as well as the intestines, are often recommended to use clarithromycin three times a day in combination with alternative anti-Helicobacter pylori. The duration of the entire course of treatment is two weeks.
Young patients are usually prescribed clarithromycin at a dosage of 7.5 milligrams per kilogram of body weight, but the daily norm should not be more than 500 milligrams. The duration of therapy is usually from one week to ten days.
Patients suffering from kidney problems need to make clarification of the dosage of clarithromycin, namely: with creatinine clearance less than 30 milligrams, the recommended maximum dose is 250 per day (in case of more severe infection, the number can be increased to 500 per day under the condition of constant medical supervision).
Clubax Od
The drug "Clubax Od" is an antibiotic with a wide spectrum of effects from a series of macrolides. The main component of the drug is clarithromycin. A medicine is used to treat skin infections and soft tissues, infectious pathologies of the respiratory canals, which are caused by parasites sensitive to clarithromycin. The “Clabax Od” remedy is contraindicated in case of hypersensitivity to its components, as well as against the background of porphyria, severe kidney and liver dysfunctions. With great care, this medication should be used by nursing, pregnant and minors. The purpose of the course, exactly like dosing, is carried out by a specialist.
“Klabaks OD” is used in the treatment of patients with pathologies of different localization (subject to the determination of strains sensitive to the main component). In particular, this medication is used for diseases of the respiratory system, as well as soft tissues and skin associated with bacteria that are sensitive to clarithromycin.
The drug “Klabaks Od” is contraindicated in patients who are intolerant of clarithromycin and other macrolide antibiotics. These pills are not prescribed for people with milk sugar intolerance. The tool is not used in the treatment of patients with hypokalemia, as well as kidney failure and clearance of less than 30 milliliters per minute. This main component should not be used in patients receiving cisapride along with terfenadine, astemizole, pimozide, ergotamine, ergot alkaloids, and dihydroergotamine.
As for pediatric practice, Clubax OD can be prescribed only to children who are over twelve. The use of clarithromycin is not recommended for the treatment of infections that are caused by bacteria that are insensitive to lincomycin, macrolides and clindamycin (due to possible cross-resistance). Given the risks of adverse reactions from the nervous system, during treatment with this drug should not be controlled by a machine and unsafe mechanisms.
How to take medication
Clubax OD is taken orally. They recommend taking tablets of prolonged exposure once a day while eating. Chewing and grinding the pills, as in the case of Clubax, is prohibited, as this can lead to a change in the pharmacokinetic profile of the drug. The duration of treatment and the dosage of the drug are determined by the doctor. The average recommended dose for adults and adolescents is one tablet per day.
In the presence of a severe form of an infectious disease, the amount increases to 1000 milligrams of clarithromycin per day in the form of prolonged pills (two Clabax OD tablets at a time). The duration of therapy is determined by the strain of bacteria present, usually between five and fourteen days. Community-acquired pneumonia along with sinusitis requires at least seven days of treatment with this active substance. Next, we will get acquainted with the reviews of consumers and find out what they think about this medicine.
Reviews about this drug
In the reviews it is reported that the drug "Klabaks", like its analogues based on clarithromycin, is very effective in the treatment of various infections of the respiratory system. But there are quite a few complaints about this medicine. For example, patients complain of bitterness in the mouth, which appears on the second day of treatment.
As noted in the reviews, even in the next few days, bitterness remains at the root of the tongue. As a result, in some patients, the gall bladder suffers greatly. In humans, when using the medication in question, it can even twist the stomach. Many also complain about a malfunction in the nervous system and write that under the influence of this drug, a headache often occurs, anxiety and sleep problems appear.
But the rest, despite all the complaints and shortcomings, patients assure that this medication copes with its functions and is very effective in treatment.
We examined the description of the drug "Klabaks" and its analogues.