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Name
Clarithromycin
Alternate Names
A 56268
A-56268
A56268
Biaxin
Abbreviations
None
Category
Other therapy
Subcategory
Antibiotic
NSC Number
643733
Primary Site
None
Histology
MALT Lymphoma
Remarks
Treatment of the H. pylori infection leads to regression of the lymphoma in about 8 out of every 10 people with gastric MALT lymphoma who showed evidence of an H. pylori infection. The treatment is most successful when the tumor has not extended very far through the stomach wall and has not spread to the lymph nodes.
An initial course of antibiotic treatment for H. pylori eradication is clarithromycin together with either amoxicillin or metronidazole. These antibiotics are usually given with a drug that cuts down the amount of acid the stomach produces (a proton pump inhibitor or 'PPI' drug such as omeprazole). This combination of three drugs is often called ‘triple therapy’ and is taken for 10–14 days.
Coding instructions: Code this drug Other Therapy ONLY when given for MALT lymphoma
An initial course of antibiotic treatment for H. pylori eradication is clarithromycin together with either amoxicillin or metronidazole. These antibiotics are usually given with a drug that cuts down the amount of acid the stomach produces (a proton pump inhibitor or 'PPI' drug such as omeprazole). This combination of three drugs is often called ‘triple therapy’ and is taken for 10–14 days.
Coding instructions: Code this drug Other Therapy ONLY when given for MALT lymphoma
Coding
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