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How Can Elevated Heart Rate Be Managed While On Clarithromycin?
I was diagnose S with polymyalgia rheumatica and I am on 15mg of prednisone after d enveloping an upper respiratory congestion I was pr escribed 250 mg of Azithromycin but didn t work so now I m on500 mg of clarithromycin every 12 hrs for 7 days and am on my 2nd day. It s causing me rapid heart rate
Thu, 31 May 2018
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Rapid heart rate on clarithromycin is quite concerning as it can cause cardiac arrhythmias. Please discontinue clarithromycin and follow up with the emergency room. It is best to switch to another class of antibiotic.
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Rapid heart rate on clarithromycin is quite concerning as it can cause cardiac arrhythmias. Please discontinue clarithromycin and follow up with the emergency room. It is best to switch to another class of antibiotic.
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