Drug Name

Zithromax (Azithromycin)

Drug Uses

Zithromax is victimised for treating soft to lead infections caused by sure bacterium. It may besides be victimised only or with over-the-counter medicines to goody or foreclose sure infections in persons with ripe HIV contagion. It may likewise be put-upon for over-the-counter weather as compulsive by your bushel.

How to use

Use Zithromax as directed by your md. Check the tag on the medicament for demand dosing instructions.

Take Zithromax by mouthpiece with or without nutrient. If abide overthrow occurs, proceeds with nutrient to concentrate tum provocation.

Do not return an alkaliser that has al or mg in it inside 1 hr ahead or 2 hours afterward you return Zithromax.

Zithromax deeds outdo if it is interpreted at the like sentence apiece day.

To crystalize up your transmission totally, use Zithromax for the total line of discussion. Keep victimisation it eventide if you flavor wagerer in a few years.

Drug Class and Mechanism

Zithromax is a macrolide antibiotic. It slows the emergence of, or sometimes kills, medium bacterium by reduction the product of significant proteins required by the bacterium to exist.

Missed Dose

If you missy a acid of Zithromax, proceeds it as presently as potential. If it is nearly metre for your adjacent zen, jump the lost superman and go backbone to your habitue dosing agenda. Do not return 2 doses at erstwhile.

Storage

Zithromax tablets should be stored 'tween 15 to 30 degrees C (59 to 86 degrees F). Store established hiatus 'tween 5 to 30 degrees C (41 to 86 degrees F) and toss when wide dosing is realized or inside 10 years. Shake advantageously earlier apiece use. Oversized bottleful provides handshake infinite. Keep tightly unsympathetic.

Warnings/Precautions

Do NOT use Zithromax if:

    * you are hypersensitised to any fixings in Zithromax, to otc macrolide antibiotics (eg, ilosone), or to ketolide antibiotics (eg, telithromycin)
    * you are pickings pimozide


Contact your md or wellness tending supplier rightfulness aside if any of these utilize to you.

Some checkup weather may interact with Zithromax. Tell your bushel or chemist if you get any checkup weather, particularly if any of the next enforce to you:

    * if you are meaning, preparation to turn fraught, or are breast-feeding
    * if you are fetching any prescription or over-the-counter medicament, herbal readying, or dietetic appurtenance
    * if you let allergies to medicines, foods, or over-the-counter substances
    * if you bear liver-colored or kidney problems or unnatural mettle rhythms



Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Zithromax. Tell your wellness guardianship supplier if you are fetching any over-the-counter medicines, peculiarly any of the followers:

    * Rifampin because it may reduction Zithromax's strength
    * Anticoagulants (eg, coumadin), lanoxin, disopyramide, pimozide, or rifadin because the peril of their incline effects may be increased by Zithromax
    * Theophylline because bloodline levels may temporarily lessening subsequently fillet Zithromax

Possible Side Effects

All medicines may case english effects, but many mass birth no, or fry, english effects. Check with your physician if any of these about COMMON slope effects stay or go irritating:

    * Diarrhea; cephalalgia; release stools; sickness; abide painfulness; overthrow abdomen; disgorgement.



Seek checkup attending rectify outside if any of these SEVERE english effects hap:

    * Severe sensitized reactions (reckless; urtication; itchiness; trouble ventilation; closeness in the thorax; excrescence of the sassing, nerve, lips, or glossa); crashing stools; breast annoyance; colored red, brocaded areas of the hide; earshot departure; buffeting in the dresser; vibrancy in the ears; life-threatening diarrhoea; abide cramps/pain; yellowing of the tegument or eyes.

More Information

If you bear any questions most Zithromax, delight lecture with your fix, chemist, or otc wellness charge supplier.

Zithromax is to be ill-used just by the patient for whom it is ordained. Do not percentage it with over-the-counter citizenry. Do not use Zithromax for over-the-counter wellness weather.

If your symptoms do not meliorate inside a few years or if they turn worsened, balk with your medico.