tablets Azithromycin are shown at the infections caused by the microorganisms sensitive to azithromycin:

• ENT organs (bacterial pharyngitis / tonsillitis, sinusitis, average otitis).
• Respiratory infection (bacterial bronchitis, community-acquired pneumonia).
• Infection of leather and soft tissues the migrating erythema (initial stage of a disease of Lyme), an ugly face, impetigo, secondary pyodermatoses, an acne vulgaris moderate severity.
• Infection, sexually transmitted: the uncomplicated genital infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis.

Structure

Active ingredient: azithromycin.

1 tablet, coated, contains the azithromycin equivalent - 500 mg to azithromycin anhydrous.

Excipients: microcrystalline cellulose, calcium hydrophosphate, starch corn, povidone, magnesium stearate, talc, silicon dioxide colloidal, sodium lauryl sulfate, starch sodium (type A).

Contraindication

Hypersensitivity to azithromycin or other makrolidny and ketolidny antibiotics and excipients of medicine. Through a theoretical possibility of an ergotism it is not necessary to appoint azithromycin along with ergot derivatives.

Route of administration

Adults and children with body weight more than 45 kg. Azithromycin needs to be applied in 1 hour prior to or 2 hours after a meal as the concomitant use with food breaks its absorptions. The medicament is taken 1 time a day. To swallow of tablets, without chewing.

Feature of application

Pregnant

it is not appointed.

Children

to use Drug to children with body weight ≥ 45 kg. To children with body weight ≤ 45 kg to appoint azithromycin in other dosage form, for example such as suspension.

Drivers

is not recommended to be applied in need of control of vehicles and work with other mechanisms.

Overdose

Experience of clinical use of azithromycin demonstrates to what side effects which develop at reception high than is recommended, medicine doses, are similar that are observed at application of usual therapeutic doses. Typical symptoms of overdose: a reversible hearing disorder, the expressed nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.

At overdose needs to accept activated carbon and to carry out the symptomatic therapy directed to maintenance of vital signs of an organism.

Side effects

• Visual frustration.
• Lymphocytopenia.
• Reduction of amount of bicarbonates of blood.
• Diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, meteorism, gastrointestinal discomfort, frequent liquid chair.

Interaction

carefully azithromycin to patients together with other medicaments which can extend QT interval.

to Store

in original packing at a temperature not above 30 °C.

to Store

out of children's reach.

Expiration date - 2 years.