Drug Name

Zithromax (Azithromycin)

Drug Uses

Zithromax is use for therapy soft to temperate infections due by some bacteria. It perhaps likewise be uses separately or with other tablets to therapy or prophylaxis some infections during individuals with advanced HIV infection. It can as well be uses for other terms as defined by your health care provider.

How to use

Using Zithromax as send by your health care provider. Check the tag on the medical for exact dosing manual.

Taken Zithromax by mouth with or without eat. If belly upset occurs, taken with meal to decrease belly exasperation.

No taken an antacid that has aluminum or magnesium during it within 1 hour until or 2 hours after taking Zithromax.

Zithromax runs best if it is accept at the same time each day.

To clear up your infection entirely, used Zithromax for the total tack of treatment. Kept used it even if you feel better during a few days.

Drug Class and Mechanism

Zithromax is a macrolide antibiotic. It slows the development of, or sometimes kills, susceptible bacteria by reducing the manufacturing of major proteins needed by the bacteria to survive.

Missed Dose

If you miss a dosage of Zithromax, accept it as soon as possibly. If it is almost time for your next serving, skip the missed dosage and go back to your regular dosing timetable. No accept 2 doses at once.

Storage

Zithromax pills is to be keep betwixt 15 to 30 degrees C (59 to 86 degrees F). Stored constituted suspension betwixt 5 to 30 degrees C (41 to 86 degrees F) and discard when complete dosing is completed or within 10 days. Shake well until each used. Oversized bottle provides shake space. Kept tightly closed.

Warnings/Precautions

Not using Zithromax if:

    * you are allergic to any component during Zithromax, to other macrolide antibiotics (eg, erythromycin), or to ketolide antibiotics (eg, telithromycin)
    * you are taken pimozide


Seek your Dr. or physician right far if any of these treat to you.

Some medicine terms possibly cooperate with Zithromax. Say your health care provider or pharmacist if you have any health terms, specifically if any of the following treat to you:

    * if you are pregnant, planning to get pregnant, or are breast-feeding
    * if you are take any prescription or no prescription health, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
    * if you have allergies to capsules, foods, or other substances
    * if you have liver or kidney woe or abnormal heart rhythms



Certain MEDICATIONS PERHAPS COOPERATE with Zithromax. Say your physician if you are accept any other pills, notably any of the following:

    * Rifampin because it perhaps reduce Zithromax's effectiveness
    * Anticoagulants (eg, warfarin), digoxin, disopyramide, pimozide, or rifampin because the risk of their side actions perhaps be extended by Zithromax
    * Theophylline because blood levels perhaps provisionally reduce after stopping Zithromax

Possible Side Effects

All capsules can cause side actions, but several people do not have them, or minor, side results. Check with your health care provider if any of these more COMMON side results remains or get bothersome:

    * Diarrhea; headache; loose stools; sicchasia; belly ache; upset belly; emesis.



Contact medicine attention right far if any of these SERIOUS side actions happen:

    * Serious allergic responses (morbilli; hives; pruritus; difficulty breathing; incommodity during the breast; edema of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); bloody stools; breast hurt; dark red, extended areas of the skin; hearing loss; knocking during the breast; tinkling during the ears; serious diarrhea; belly spasms/ache; yellowing of the skin or eyes.

More Information

If you have any questions around Zithromax, please talk with your medico, pharmacist, or other physician.

Zithromax must be use only by the person for whom it is enacted. No separate it with other people. Not using Zithromax for other medical circumstances.

If your symptoms not improve within a few days or if they get worse, check with your medico.