CLARIBID SYP

Your child’s medicine at a glance

Claribid Granules is an antibiotic medication. It is given to children to treat a wide range of bacterial infections targeting the ear, throat, teeth, lungs, heart, skin, and gastrointestinal tract. It also helps treat bacterial infections that can occur in children with HIV due to their weak immune systems.

Claribid Granules is also effective against some infections (e.g., MAC or Mycobacterium avium complex) seen in people with reduced immunity. It stops the bacteria from growing, which helps to resolve your symptoms and cure your infection. This medicine is taken orally, preferably either one hour before or 2 hours after a meal. No antacids should be taken within 2 hours of taking this medicine. It should be used regularly at evenly spaced time intervals as prescribed by your doctor. Do not skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. Stopping the medicine too early may lead to the infection returning or worsening.

Common side effects with this medicine include diarrhea, nausea, abnormal taste, indigestion, abdominal pain, headache, vomiting, and rash. These are usually temporary and subside with the completion of treatment. Consult your doctor if you find these side effects do not resolve or persist for a longer duration.

Inform your doctor if you have any previous history of allergy or heart problems before taking this medicine. Pregnant or breastfeeding women should consult their doctor before using this medicine.

Uses of Claribid Granules in children

• Treatment of Bacterial infections

Benefits of Claribid Granules for your child

Treatment of Bacterial infections
Claribid Granules is an antibiotic medicine that can be used to treat many different infections caused by bacteria. These include infections of the respiratory tract, ear, nose, throat, lungs, and skin. It is also effective against a bacteria known as H. pylori, which is associated with peptic ulcer disease. It stops further growth of the bacteria causing the infection and helps treat your infection.

This medicine usually makes you feel better quite quickly. However, you should continue taking it as long as it is prescribed even when you feel better, to make sure that all bacteria are killed and do not become resistant.

Side effects of Claribid Granules in children

Claribid Granules does not pose serious side effects and is well-tolerated by children. In case the side effects do occur, they’re likely to subside once the body adapts to the medicine. Consult your child’s doctor if these side effects persist or bother your child. The most common side effects include-Common side effects of Claribid

• Taste change
• Diarrhea
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Vomiting

How can I give Claribid Granules to my child?

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Measure it with a measuring cup and take it by mouth. Shake well before use. Claribid Granules may be taken with or without food.
Avoid Claribid Granules with tyramine-rich food such as cheese, smoked fish, meats and some types of beer.

How Claribid Oral Suspension works

Claribid Granules is an antibiotic. It works by stopping the bacteria from utilizing proteins that are necessary for the bacteria to survive and perform important functions. By doing so, it stops the infection-causing bacteria from growing further and prevents the infection from spreading.

Safety advice

Kidney

CAUTION

Claribid Granules should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment may be needed.
Claribid Granules is usually considered safe to use in children with mild to moderate kidney impairment. However, in cases of severe kidney disease, dose modifications may be needed

Liver

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

There is limited data available on the use of Claribid Granules in patients with liver disease.

All substitutes for Claribid Granules

For information purposes only. Consult a doctor before taking any medicine.

Quick tips

• Your child must complete the entire course of this medicine. Stopping the medicine without completing the dose can bring back the infection or make the bacteria resistant.
• Encourage your child to drink plenty of water in case diarrhea develops as a side effect.
• Do not give Claribid Granules to your child for cold & flu until and unless advised by the doctor. Antibiotics are antibacterial medicines and do not work for symptoms caused due to viral infections.
• Only give Claribid Granules to your child for their current infection. Never save medicine for future illnesses.
• Stop the medicine and contact the doctor immediately if your child develops an itchy rash, facial swelling, and breathing difficulties soon after the intake.