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 CLARITHROMYCIN  BRAND NAME :- CLARIBID ,CLAIMAC, SYNCLAR  ClARITHROMYCIN is an antibiotic. It works by preventing synthesis of essential proteins required by bacteria to carry out vital functions. Thus, it stops the bacteria from growing, and prevents the infection from spreading. Pharmacodyanimcs:-  Clarithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic whose spectrum of activity includes many gram-positive ( Staphylococcus aureus, S. pneumoniae, and S. pyogenes ) and gram-negative aerobic bacteria ( Haemophilus influenzae, H. parainfluenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis ), many anaerobic bacteria, some mycobacteria, and some other organisms including  Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma, Chlamydia, Toxoplasma , and  Borrelia . Other aerobic bacteria that clarithromycin has activity against include  C. pneumoniae and M. pneumoniae . Clarithromycin has an in-vitro activity that is similar or greater than that of erythromycin against erythromycin-susceptible organisms. Clarithromyc...

 CLINDAMYCIN  BRAND NAME :- Dalcap 150mg cap; clincin 150,300mg cap; Falcon, dalcinex150,300mg cap, 300mg/2ml and 600mg ,acnesol, clindac-a 1% topical solution and gel.  CLINDAMYCIN is an antibiotic. It works by preventing synthesis of essential proteins required by bacteria to carry out vital functions. Thus, it stops the bacteria from growing, and prevents the infection from spreading.  Pharmacodyanimcs :-  Clindamycin exerts its bacteriostatic effect via inhibition of microbial protein synthesis. Clindamycin has a relatively short T max  and half-life necessitating administration every six hours to ensure adequate antibiotic concentrations. Clostridium difficile  associated diarrhea (CDAD) has been observed in patients using clindamycin, ranging in severity from mild diarrhea to fatal colitis and occasionally occurring over two months following cessation of antibiotic therapy. Overgrowth of  C. difficile  resulting from antibioti...