All indications Adult 500 mg/day for 3 days or alternatively, given for 5 days w/ 500 mg on day 1, then 250 mg on days 2-5
As an inhibitor of bacterial protein synthesis (rather than a peptidoglycan cell-wall inhibitor like beta-lactam agents), azithromycin
Approval: 1991 see dosing tables below for maximum doses evaluated by indication
Mild to moderate infection: Oral: 5 to 12 mg/kg/dose; typically administered as 10 to 12 mg/kg/dose on day 1 followed by 5 to 6 mg/kg once daily for remainder of treatment duration; usual maximum dose for the total
risk of QT prolongation, cardiac arrhythmias
Genital Ulcer Disease
The more common side effects of azithromycin oral tablet can include: diarrhea
If
Intravenous therapy should be followed by azithromycin by the oral route at a single, daily dose of 500 mg, administered as two 250 mg tablets to complete a 7- to 10-day course
donepezil and azithromycin both increase QTc interval
• Cefprozil (Cefzil) 30 mg/kg/day divided two times a day • Azithromycin (Zithromax) at 10 mg/kg /day for day one and then 5 mg/kg /day given once daily for days 2-5; recent dosing at 20 mg/kg/day given daily for 3 days can also be used, but may show higher GI intolerance
After constitution with 60 mL of water, each mL of suspension contains 27 mg of azithromycin
The timing of the switch to oral therapy should be done at the discretion of the physician and in accordance with clinical response
10mg/kg/dose (to a maximum of 250mg) three times a week(14) Currently there is no dose of azithromycin approved by the FDA as its effectiveness against COVID-19 has not been proven
Azithromycin for oral suspension can be taken with or without food
1-day regimen: 30mg/kg as a single dose (maximum dose: 1,500mg) 3-day regimen: 10mg/kg once daily for 3 days (maximum: 500mg daily) Hypersensitivity to azithromycin or other macrolides or any component of the formulation; History of cholestatic jaundice/hepatic dysfunction with prior Azithromycin use; Adverse Reactions 6 months and older: 30 mg/kg of oral suspension once or 10 mg/kg orally once daily for 3 days or 10 mg/kg once on day 1 followed by 5 mg/kg on days 2-5
The safest dose of azithromycin is 5 mg/kg and the maximum daily dose is 2000 mg/day (in case of severe infections)
3 mg/kg orally on the first day, given in 2 divided doses
Do not use the single packet to administer doses other than 1000 mg of azithromycin
Child 6 months–11 years 12 mg/kg once daily (max
Children: The recommended azithromycin dose in this dosage form in children is based on weight and ranges from 5 mg to 20 mg per kilogram of body weight per day
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