FDA Consumer - Combination drug treatment approved for ulcers - Food and Drug Administration approves use of Biaxin, or clarithromycin, and Prilosec, or omeprazole, to treat…
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008The first antibiotic treatment for eradicating Helicobacter pylori, the bacteria associated with active duodenal ulcers, has been approved by FDA.
The treatment involves taking two previously approved drugs: Biaxin (clarithromycin) and Prilosec (omeprazole). It was approved April 18.
Biaxin, manufactured by Abbott Laboratories, is an antibiotic for various mild to moderate infections. Prilosec, manufactured by Astra Merck, is a proton pump inhibitor that helps heal u…
