telithromycin
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- noun
- /tɛlɪˈθroʊmɪsɪn/
- Specialized
- Doctors often prescribe telithromycin to treat severe respiratory infections.
- telithromycin for 5 days
- regimen of telithromycin
- course of telithromycin
Examples
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All these characteristics make telithromycin an attractive option for the short-term treatment of acute maxillary sinusitis (AMS).
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Roos et al. recently reported clinical cure rates of 91% following a 5- or 10-day course of telithromycin at 800 mg once daily.
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Telithromycin, therefore, appears to be a valuable option for the treatment of AMS.
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In our study, both of the telithromycin regimens were generally well tolerated.
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Moreover, telithromycin concentrates in white blood cells, which suggests that it has long-lasting antibacterial properties.
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Telithromycin's antibacterial activity against such strains is well documented in vitro.
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At this dosage, telithromycin is rapidly absorbed and has a long terminal-phase elimination half-life (10 hr).
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The primary objective of this study was to obtain evidence of the clinical equivalence, on a per-protocol basis at the TOC visit, of 5 and 10 days of telithromycin therapy with 10 days of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid.
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In this article, we describe our comparison of the efficacy and safety of 5- and 10-day courses of telithromycin with that of a standard 10-day regimen of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in the treatment of AMS.
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In conclusion, the results of our study demonstrate that a 5- or 10-day course of telithromycin at 800 mg once daily is as effective clinically and was equally well tolerated as a 10-day treatment with amoxicillin/clavulanic acid.
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Synonyms
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6.7
A medicine that kills bacteria to treat infections
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6.7
A strong medicine that kills bacteria for serious infections when other medicines fail
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4.1
A medicine that kills bacteria to treat throat or skin infections
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7.0
A medicine that kills bacteria and treats tuberculosis and other infections
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6.0
A medicine that kills bacteria to treat infections
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7.0
A medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections in the body
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6.2
A medicine that treats infections caused by bacteria
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9.2
A medicine that kills bacteria and treats serious infections, often in the lungs
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7.4
A medicine that treats infections caused by bacteria
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6.8
A medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections, sometimes used to clean intestines before surgery
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9.6
A drug that kills bacteria and treats serious infections like typhoid fever
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8.8
A medicine that kills bacteria used for serious infections when other medicines do not work
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8.3
A medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections when penicillin cannot be used
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9.4
A yellow medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections
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7.6
A medicine that fights some bacteria to treat infections
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9.4
A medicine used to treat tuberculosis when other drugs do not work
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A medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections, often given by injection
A yellow medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections
A medicine that kills bacteria to treat infections
A medicine that kills bacteria used when penicillin does not work
A medicine that kills bacteria used to treat serious infections such as tuberculosis
An antibiotic often used with other drugs to treat tuberculosis
A medicine used in the past to treat infections caused by bacteria that is no longer common
A medicine you put on the skin or throat to kill certain bacteria
A yellow medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word telithromycin is built like many antibiotic names: the ending -mycin is the same as in common medicines such as erythromycin and azithromycin, so it shows this drug is an antibiotic related to that family. The first part, telithro-, is a lab-made element to show a changed or 'new version' of those drugs, so a helpful way to remember the name is to think of it as a modified antibiotic used to treat certain infections.