Drug Interaction Study Between Linezolid and Clarithromycin in Tuberculosis Patients

Exclusion Criteria

• •Hypersensitivity to: linezolid, clarithromycin, erythromycin, or any macrolide antibiotics, or any of the excipients of linezolid or clarithromycin.
• •Concomitant use with astemizole, cisapride, ergotamine derivatives (dihydroergotamine, ergotamine), monoamine oxidase inhibitors (phenelzine, isocarboxazid, selegiline, or moclobemide), pimozide, or terfenadine.
• •Pregnancy or breast-feeding.
• •Hypokalemia
• •Concomitant use of other P-gp inhibitors/inducers, e.g. amiodarone, verapamil, digoxin, tipranavir/ritonavir, lovastatin, tariquidar, itraconazole, dipyridamol, erythromycin, ritonavir, quinidine.