Azithromycin Capsules

[Specification] 0.25g

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

[Usage and dosage] Take orally one hour before or two hours after food. For sexually transmitted infection caused by Chlamydia or susceptible gonococci, a single 1 g dose is given. For other infections, adults take 500 mg on the first day followed by 250 mg once daily on days 2 to 5, or 500 mg once daily for three days. Children are dosed by body weight: 10 mg/kg on day 1, then 5 mg/kg once daily, or 12 mg/kg once daily for five days for pharyngitis, with maximum daily doses of 500 mg and 250 mg, respectively. Azithromycin may prolong the QT interval.