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Medication	Common Uses	Some Potential Side Effects
AzithromycinAzithromycin ClarithromycinClarithromycin ErythromycinErythromycin FidaxomicinFidaxomicin	Streptococcal infections Syphilis Respiratory infections Mycoplasmal infections Lyme disease For azithromycin: For azithromycin:Chlamydial infections of the reproductive organs and urinary tract For fidaxomicin:For fidaxomicin: Used only for Clostridioides difficile	Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea (especially at higher doses) Jaundice* Abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias)*
* These side effects are not reported with fidaxomicin.* These side effects are not reported with fidaxomicin.