A 42-year-old man with peptic ulcer disease on omeprazole is started on clarithromycin for pneumonia. Which interaction is clinically relevant?...

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A 42-year-old man with peptic ulcer disease on omeprazole is started on clarithromycin for pneumonia. Which interaction is clinically relevant?

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Clarithromycin increases risk of myopathy with simvastatin

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Clarithromycin reduces omeprazole levels

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Clarithromycin causes serotonin syndrome with SSRIs

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Clarithromycin reduces warfarin effect

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No significant interactions

prescribing safety assessment MCQ (SBA): Macrolide–Statin Interaction