Roxithromycin Capsules

[Specification] 0.15g

[Indications] Roxithromycin capsules are a macrolide antibiotic indicated for pharyngitis and tonsillitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, sinusitis, otitis media, acute bronchitis and exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae or Chlamydia pneumoniae, urethritis and cervicitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, and skin and soft-tissue infections caused by susceptible organisms.

[Usage and dosage] Take orally on an empty stomach; a course usually lasts 5 to 12 days. The usual adult dose is 150 mg twice daily or 300 mg once daily, and children receive 2.5 to 5 mg/kg twice daily. Roxithromycin should be used with caution in patients with QT prolongation and, like other macrolides, may interact with medicines metabolised by CYP3A4.