Current risks from resistance, adverse drug reactions, and drug – drug interactions of clarithromycin used as a component of Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy are reviewed. The acid sensitivity of clarithromycin i responsible for the dependence of its pharmacological properties on the efficacy of proton-pump inhibitors, which could be one reason for the resistance of H. pylori to the macrolide. The potential for clarithromycin drug – drug interactions is related to its metabolism by CYP3A4 and strong inhibition of this enzyme.
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The work was performed in the framework of a state task for SCEEMP, Ministry of Health of Russia, No. 056-00154-19-00.
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Translated from Khimiko-Farmatsevticheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 53, No. 8, pp. 8 – 10, August, 2019.
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Serebrova, S.Y., Kareva, E.N., Eremenko, N.N. et al. Role of Drug – Drug Interactions in the Efficacy and Safety of Clarithromycin Treatment for Helicobacter Pylori Eradication. Pharm Chem J 53, 678–679 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11094-019-02061-5
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