Clarithromycin Suspension and Factor XIII

• Generic Name: clarithromycin
• Dosage Forms: oral suspension
• Other Brand Names: Biaxin, Biaxin XL

Clarithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic that fights bacteria in your body.

Clarithromycin is used to treat many different types of bacterial infections affecting the skin and respiratory system.

Clarithromycin is also used together with other medicines to treat stomach ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori.

• Generic Name: factor XIII
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Corifact, Tretten

Factor XIII (thirteen) is a naturally occurring protein in the blood that helps blood to clot. A lack of clotting factors can cause uncontrolled bleeding, as the blood is unable to clot properly. factor XIII works by temporarily raising levels of these factor XIII in the blood to aid in clotting.

Factor XIII is used to prevent bleeding episodes in people with a hereditary bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency of Factor XIII.

Factor XIII will not treat a bleeding episode that has already begun.

Factor XIII may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.