Drug |
Common Uses |
Some Side Effects |
Azithromycin Clarithromycin Erythromycin Fidaxomicin |
Respiratory infections For azithromycin: Chlamydial infections of the reproductive organs and urinary tract 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. |