Risk of Hospitalization With Hemorrhage Among Older Adults Taking Clarithromycin vs Azithromycin and Direct Oral Anticoagulants
Author(s) -
Kevin Hill,
Ewa Sucha,
Emily Rhodes,
Marc Carrier,
Amit X. Garg,
Ziv Harel,
Gregory L. Hundemer,
Edward G. Clark,
Greg Knoll,
Eric McArthur,
Manish M. Sood
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.1835
Subject(s) - medicine , azithromycin , clarithromycin , apixaban , dabigatran , retrospective cohort study , rivaroxaban , population , cohort study , atrial fibrillation , antibiotics , warfarin , helicobacter pylori , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , environmental health
Clarithromycin is a commonly prescribed antibiotic associated with higher levels of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in the blood, with the potential to increase the risk of hemorrhage.
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