Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml
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About Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension
Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension belongs to a group of medicine called macrolide antibiotics derived from Saccharopolyspora erythraea (originally called Streptomyces erythreus), used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections, including chest infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia, skin problems such as cellulitis (potentially serious bacterial skin infection. The affected skin appears swollen and red and is typically painful and warm to the touch), and ear infections. Besides this, Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension is also used in combination with other medicines to treat duodenal ulcers caused by H. pylori. A bacterial infection is a condition in which bacteria grow in the body and cause infection. It can target any body part and multiple very quickly. Antibiotics inhibit the growth of microorganisms given to treat such kinds of conditions.
Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension contains Clarithromycin (antibiotic). It inhibits the protein synthesis process required for the growth of the bacterial cell. As a result, bacterial cells are not able to reproduce and grow. Thus, Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension helps in the prevention of infections.
Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension should only be if your doctor has prescribed you. Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension should not be stopped even if you feel better as it is an antibiotic medication, and completing the full course if very necessary; otherwise, the infection might re-appear in a more severe form. Like all medicines, Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension may cause some common side effects, including feeling sick (nausea), diarrhoea and being sick (vomiting), losing your appetite, bloating and indigestion, headaches and difficulty sleeping. These side effects are temporary and may get resolve after some time; however, if this side persists, let your doctor know about this if you notice any sudden wheeziness, tightness in the chest or throat, difficulty in breathing, swelling of the eyelids, face or lips, rash or itching (especially affecting your whole body) STOP TAKING your medicine and go to a doctor immediately.
Do not take Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension if allergic to azithromycin, other macrolide antibiotics, or any components present in Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension. Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension isn't normally recommended during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. But your doctor may prescribe it if the benefits of you taking it are greater than the risks. Do not consume alcohol as it may cause excessive drowsiness when taken along with Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension. Before using the Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension, tell your doctor if you ever had an allergy to Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension have kidney problems, liver problems, swollen food pipe (oesophagitis), lupus disease (an autoimmune disease), or muscle disease (myasthenia gravis). Do not drink alcohol with Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension as it may increase the unpleasant side effects like drowsiness and dizziness.
Uses of Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension
Directions for Use
Key Benefits
Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension is a type of macrolide class of antibiotic which is effective against a wide range of bacteria, including gram-negative, gram-positive bacteria, anaerobes, and some parasites (like Balantidium coli and Entamoeba species). It is prescribed for treating various bacterial infections including chest infections such as pneumonia, skin problems such as cellulitis, and ear infections; on the other hand, It is also used in combination with other medicines to treat duodenal ulcers caused by H. pylori (Helicobacter pylori). Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension is sometimes used by people who have an allergy to penicillin and antibiotics similar to penicillin, such as amoxicillin.
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- Regularly brush and floss your teeth.
- Rinse your mouth with water and baking soda a solution to neutralize acid in the mouth. This makes your food taste as it should.
- Drink plenty of water or non-caffeinated drinks to prevent dry mouth which may lead to altered taste.
- Try ginger, peppermint, fruit or green teas, lemonade, ginger ale or fruit juice to help mask unpleasant tastes.
- Try sucking on sugar-free ice pops or ice cubes to prevent dry mouth.
- Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
- Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
- Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
- Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
- Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
- Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
- Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.
Drug Warnings
Iron and antacid (like magnesium hydroxide and aluminium hydroxide) may bind to Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension in the gastrointestinal tract, lowering its efficiency. So, a gap of at least 2 hours should be maintained between intake of Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension and iron supplements and antacids. Besides this, in some cases, the use of Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension causes antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension may cause sensitive skin to sunlight and ultraviolet rays, causing an exaggerated sunburn reaction. Hence it is advisable to apply sunscreen before going outside. Its use has also been associated with an increased risk of fungal skin infections like (vaginal candidiasis - thrush). Tetracycline and Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension can form a stable calcium complex in bone-forming tissue, thereby affecting the growth of fibula bones in young children and bone development in the foetus. Using a Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension with isotretinoin should be avoided as it has been reported to cause pseudotumor cerebri (increased pressure inside the brain). Long-term use of Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension may affect your blood, kidney, and liver health, so yearly diagnostics test of these parameters is recommended.
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Taking Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml with Lovastatin can increase the risk of muscle problems.
How to manage the interaction:
Co-administration of Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml and Lovastatin can lead to an interaction, it can be taken if advised by a doctor. However, if you experience any symptoms like fever, chills, joint pain or swelling, unusual bleeding or bruising, skin rash, itching, loss of appetite, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, dark-colored urine, and/or yellowing of the skin or eyes, consult a doctor immediately. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
Taking Rifabutin and Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml together may increase the blood levels of rifabutin.
How to manage the interaction:
Taking Rifabutin with Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml is not recommended as it can possibly result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, consult a doctor immediately If you experience unusual symptoms. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
When Quinidine is taken with Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml, can increase the blood levels and effects of Quinidine. This may increase the risk of an irregular heart rhythm.
How to manage the interaction:
Co-administration of Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml and Quinidine can lead to an interaction, it can be taken if advised by a doctor. You should seek immediate medical attention if you develop sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, or fast or pounding heartbeats. However, if you experience any symptoms like headache, confusion, vomiting, diarrhea, ringing in the ears, hearing loss, blurred or double vision, or sensitivity to light, consult a doctor immediately. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
When Nimodipine is taken with Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml, it can increase the risk of side effects.
How to manage the interaction:
Co-administration of Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml and Nimodipine is not recommended as it can lead to an interaction, it can be taken if advised by a doctor. However, if you experience any symptoms like irregular heart rhythm, swelling, and low blood pressure, consult a doctor immediately. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
When Terfenadine is taken with Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml, the amount of Terfenadine in the blood can go up.
How to manage the interaction:
Co-administration of Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml and Terfenadine can lead to an interaction, it can be taken if advised by a doctor. However, if you experience any symptoms like dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, or heart palpitations, consult a doctor immediately. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
Taking Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml with Ziprasidone can increase the risk of irregular heart rhythm.
How to manage the interaction:
Co-administration of Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml and Ziprasidone can lead to an interaction, it can be taken if advised by a doctor. However, if you experience any symptoms like dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, or heart palpitations, consult a doctor immediately. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
When Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml is taken with Conivaptan, it can lower the rate at which Conivaptan is broken down in the body.
How to manage the interaction:
Taking Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml with Convivaptan can result in an interaction, it should be taken only if a doctor has advised it. However, if you experience swallowing, trouble speaking, muscle weakness, trouble controlling body movements, confusion, mood changes, or seizures, contact a doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
Co-administration of Eplerenone and Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of eplerenone.This may increase the risk or severity of side effects like high blood potassium which can lead to kidney damage and irregular heart rate.
How to manage the interaction:
Taking Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml with Eplerenone is not recommended as it can lead to interaction. However, it can be taken if a doctor advises it. If you experience any unusual symptoms like headaches, irritation, confusion, edema (swelling caused by too much fluid accumulation), weakness, palpitations, or constipation, consult a doctor immediately. Do not stop using any medications without the Doctor's advice.
Combining Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml with Pimozide can increase the risk of heart rhythm problems.
How to manage the interaction:
Co-administration of Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml and Pimozide can lead to an interaction, it can be taken if advised by a doctor. However, if you experience any symptoms like irregular heartbeat, chest tightness, blurred vision or nausea, consult a doctor immediately. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
When Alfuzosin and Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml can increase the risk or severity of side effects like low blood pressure or irregular heart rates.
How to manage the interaction:
Taking Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml with alfuzosin is not recommended as it can result in an interaction; it should be taken only if your doctor has advised it. However, if you experience dizziness, headache, palpitations, or chest discomfort, contact your doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
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Diet & Lifestyle Advise
- Probiotics and prebiotics can also help to reduce the side effects of antibiotics.
- Include more fibre-enriched food in your diet, as it can be easily digested by your gut bacteria, which helps stimulate their growth. Thus, fibre foods may help restore healthy gut bacteria after a course of antibiotics. Whole grains like whole-grain bread and brown rice should be included in your diet.
- Eating grapefruit during antibiotics treatment can prevent the body from utilizing Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension properly. So, avoid intake of grapefruit or grapefruit juice with the antibiotic.
- Avoid taking too much calcium, iron-enriched foods and drinks as it might affect the working of Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension.
- Avoid intake of alcoholic beverages with Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension as it can make you dehydrated and affect your sleep. This can make it harder for your body to aid the Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension in fighting off infections.
Side Effects of Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension
- Headache
- Diarrhoea
- Being sick (vomiting)
- Nausea (feeling sick)
- Loss of appetite
- Taste change
- Bloating
- Indigestion
- Abdominal pain
- Insomnia (difficulty sleeping)
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Almost all antibacterial medications have been associated with cases of Clostridioides difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD), formerly known as pseudomembranous colitis. It can vary from mild diarrhoea to deadly colitis. Clindamycin and lincomycin are two of the most frequent those involved.
How to manage the interaction:
Anti-bacterial medicines may cause Clostridioides difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) ranging from mild diarrhoea to colitis. Therapy should be administered with caution in patients with history of gastrointestinal disease, particularly colitis and pseudomembranous colitis. Appropriate fluid and electrolyte management, protein supplementation, antibacterial treatment of C difficile is advised.
Patients on Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml have been reported to experience hepatic dysfunction, including elevated liver enzymes, cholestatic and/or hepatocellular hepatitis, with or without jaundice. Using this medication to patients with hepatic impairment requires caution and close monitoring. If hepatitis signs and symptoms appear, treatment must be stopped.
How to manage the interaction:
Caution and monitoring is advised if Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml is used in patients with liver impairment. Treatment must be discontinued immediately if signs and symptoms of hepatitis such as anorexia, jaundice, dark urine, pruritus, or tender abdomen occur. The use of Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml is contraindicated in patients with a history of cholestatic jaundice or liver impairment associated with the prior use of Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml.
The kidney and liver are the organs that eliminate of Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml the most. In individuals with severe renal impairment (CrCl 30 mL/min), a lower dose or longer dosing intervals are advised. Patients with mild to moderate renal impairment often do not require dosage modifications, while medication accumulation may happen if there is concurrent liver illness. It is suggested to monitor.
How to manage the interaction:
Dose adjustment may be needed in patients with severe kidney impairment. Monitoring is advised in patients with mild to moderate kidney impairment.
Myasthenia gravis symptoms have been observed to worsen and new myasthenic syndrome symptoms appear when macrolide antibiotics are used, according to reports. In patients who have a history of myasthenia gravis, therapy with these medicines should be used with caution.
How to manage the interaction:
Therapy should be administered cautiously in patients with a history of myasthenia gravis as the use of macrolide antibiotics has been reported to exacerbate symptoms of myasthenia gravis.
Macrolides have been associated with an increase in the QT interval and occasional cases of arrhythmia. Patients with known QT interval prolongation, ventricular cardiac arrhythmia, including torsades de pointes, patients with proarrhythmic conditions like untreated hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia, clinically significant bradycardia, or patients taking other drugs that prolong the QT interval should avoid taking Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml and erythromycin.
How to manage the interaction:
Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension 60ml should be avoided in patients with known prolongation of the QT interval, abnormal heart rhythm, uncorrected low potassium or low magnesium, clinically significant slow heart rate, or receiving other drugs that prolong the QT interval.
FAQs
Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension contains Clarithromycin (antibiotic). It inhibits the protein synthesis process required for the growth of the bacterial cell. As a result, bacterial cells are not able to reproduce and grow. Thus, Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension helps in the prevention of infections.
You should avoid taking iron supplements, multivitamins, calcium supplements, antacids, or laxatives within 2 hours before or after taking Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension. Avoid taking any other antibiotics containing Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension unless your doctor has prescribed you.
After taking antibiotics such as Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension, some people get thrush, a fungal infection. This is due to the fact that antibiotics kill the regular, harmless bacteria that serve to protect you from thrush.
Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu).
No, Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension is a macrolide antibiotic. It can be taken by people who are allergic to penicillin with doctor advice only.
Side-effects are rare with Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension and do not usually last long. They will get better after a day or two. if those side effects persist reach out to the doctor immediately.
No, Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension should not be stopped even if you feel better as it is an antibiotic medication and completing the full course if very necessary; otherwise, the infection might re-appear in a more severe form.
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- PHENYTOIN
- ERGOTAMINE
- DIHYDROERGOTAMINE
Special Advise
- Probiotics should be taken after taking the full course of Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension in order to restore some of the healthy bacteria in the intestines that may have been killed. Taking probiotics after antibiotic treatment can reduce the risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. Certain fermented foods like yoghurt, cheese, sauerkraut, kombucha and kimchi can help restore the intestine's good bacteria.
Disease/Condition Glossary
Bacterial infections: A bacterial infection is a condition in which harmful bacteria enter, multiply, and infect our body. It can target any body part and multiple very quickly. When you get infected with bacteria, you can experience generalized symptoms like fevers, chills, and fatigue. Bacteria are of various forms comprising commonly spherical, rod, and spiral-shaped. Bacterial infections vary from minor illnesses like sore throat and ear infections to severe brain infections like meningitis and encephalitis. Few harmful bacteria that cause infections include Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and E. coli. Anyone can become infected with a bacterial infection. But, people with weak immune systems or taking immunosuppressive medicine can make you more prone to bacterial infection.
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Alcohol
Safe if prescribed
Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension should not be taken until prescribed if you are taking alcohol. Keep your doctor informed if you drink alcohol.
Pregnancy
Consult your doctor
Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension should be used in pregnant women only if clinically needed, and the benefits outweigh the risks.
Breast Feeding
Consult your doctor
Let your doctor know if you are a nursing mother before taking Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension; your doctor will decide whether Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension can be taken by breastfeeding mothers or not.
Driving
Safe if prescribed
Not enough scientific data available for Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension, hence it is advised to consult your doctor.
Liver
Consult your doctor
Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension to be taken with caution, especially if you have a history of liver diseases/conditions. The dose may have to be adjusted by your doctor.
Kidney
Consult your doctor
Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension to be taken with caution, especially if you have a history of kidney diseases/conditions. The dose may have to be adjusted by your doctor.
Children
Safe if prescribed
Cloff Xl 125mg/5ml Suspension can be given safely to children in the form of suspension only, dose to be adjusted and recommended by a child specialist only.
