Clarithromycin Suspension and Lanreotide Subcutaneous

• 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: lanreotide
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Somatuline Depot

Lanreotide injection is used for the long-term treatment of acromegaly (a growth hormone disorder) in patients who cannot be treated with surgery or radiation. Lanreotide works by reducing the amount of growth hormone that the body produces. Lanreotide is also used to treat neuroendocrine tumors from the stomach or bowels or pancreas (GEP-NET) that has spread or cannot be removed by surgery.

Lanreotide injection is also used to treat carcinoid syndrome. It reduces the need for the use of short-acting somatostatin medicine.

Lanreotide is to be given only by or under the direct supervision of your doctor.