{"id":1650,"date":"2020-01-31T08:17:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T08:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=1650"},"modified":"2023-07-16T05:28:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T05:28:01","slug":"clarithromycin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/clarithromycin\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarithromycin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A semi\u2010synthetic macrolide antibiotic used in the treatment of orofacial infections caused by gram\u2010positive cocci and susceptible anaerobes. Its mechanism of action involves the prevention of bacteria from growing by interfering with protein synthesis. 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