Is It Advisable To Give Clarithromycin To A Child Who Is Allergic To Penicillin And Cefdinir?

Posted on Fri, 8 Jun 2018

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Question : my daughter is allergic to penicillins and Cefdinir. She was prescribed clarithromycin 500 for painful double ear infections with sinus pressure. is she ok to take this medicine due to her allergies?

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Clarithromycin belongs to a different class of antibiotics

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

Clarithromycin belongs to a separate class of antibiotics. If known allergy towards penicillin and Cefdinir, then Clarithromycin.

Though Clarithromycin is known to have allergies of its own. We can take only minimum required dose and watch for dry throat, difficulty breathing etc as its symptoms of allergy.

To combat ear infections, we can work towards raising her immunity by regular exercise. Also give her home cooked hygienic food and cleaner drinking water to avoid gastrointestinal infections.

Hope it helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar