Fatal Interaction between Clarithromycin and Colchicine in Patients with Renal Insufficiency: A Retrospective Study
Clinical Infectious Diseases2005Vol. 41(3), pp. 291–300
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Ivan Fan‐Ngai Hung, A. K. L. Wu, Vincent Chi‐Chung Cheng, Bone S. F. Tang, Kelvin Kai‐Wang To, Chung‐Kwong Yeung, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Susanna K. P. Lau, Bmy Cheung, Kwok‐Yung Yuen
Abstract
Clarithromycin increases the risk of fatal colchicine toxicity, especially for patients with renal insufficiency. Since there are other drugs for treatment of pneumonia and gout, these 2 drugs should not be coprescribed, because of the risk of fatality.
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