Use in pregnancy: The physician should not prescribe clarithromycin to pregnant women without carefully weighing the benefits against risk, particularly during the first 3 months of pregnancy.The safety of clarithromycin during pregnancy has not been established. Therefore, use during pregnancy is not advised without carefully weighing the benefits against risk.
Use in lactation: The safety of clarithromycin use during breast-feeding of infants has not been established. Clarithromycin is excreted into human breast milk.