The instructions to the antibiotic Azithromycin is indicated that the drug is taken in between meals. Therefore, the question often arises, how it should be taken before meals or Azithromycin after and how much time should elapse between the patient took the drug, and ate.
Antibiotics should occur at the same time, wherein, before making the food product should not be ingested for two hours, and after that - for one hour. Tablets should not be chewed, they should drink plenty of water.
In the event that the patient once the medication is missed, it should drink immediately, and the next dose a day later.
Azithromycin dosage for patients of different age groups
In the standard course of treatment with azithromycin daily adult dosage is 500 mg of the drug. Therapy in most cases last for 3-5 days.
Children under three years of age, the drug can be taken only in the form of a suspension, with 3 to 12 years of suspension is the preferred form of azithromycin, but the appointment is acceptable tablets.
Children under 12 years old and having a body weight above 45 kg, and adult patients preparation may be assigned in tablet or capsule form.
Azithromycin dose recommended in the instructions are adjusted by the attending physician depending on the patient's body weight:
- From 18 to 30 kg must be 250 mg of drug per day,
- From 31 to 44 kg per day should take 375 mg of the drug,
- More than 45 kg of drug taken in an adult dosage.
Regardless of the dosage form and age of the patient must be properly take Azithromycin, it is necessary to drink before a meal or after an interval of at least one hour.
Features appointment Azithromycin
In the treatment of respiratory bacterial infections and diseases of soft tissues adult daily dosage Azithromycin - 500 mg, therapy is performed for 3 days. For children, the dosage is equivalent to 10 mg per kilogram body weight, to decide how to take Azithromycin, before a meal or after a meal to be recommended on the basis of time slots.
Other azithromycin dose regimen used in the therapy of gastric and duodenal ulcer disease infections provoked by Helicobacter pylori. Azithromycin powder is administered in combination with antisecretory drugs. The desired dose per day is 1 g Therapy lasts for 3 days. It is important to observe the optimum time interval between taking medicine and food.
Acne requires long-term treatment, during the course of the body receives 6 g azithromycin. During the first three days of medication is taken daily, at a unit dose dosage further for nine weeks in the body must be supplied 0.5 g of the drug per week. Azithromycin can be taken after a meal two hours later, 60 minutes after administration of the antibiotic necessary to eat.
Erythema migrans amenable to treatment with azithromycin, the drug is taken daily for five days, once a day. Patients over 12 years of age on the first day of treatment must take medication at a dose equal to one gram of active ingredient, and in the following 500 mg. The required dose for children in the 1 st day of the treatment is calculated from the rate of 20 mg per kilogram of Azithromycin weight, and in the following days, the amount of drug therapy should correspond to 10 mg per kg weight.
In the treatment of infections of the genitourinary system Azithromycin is taken only once, at a dose of 1000 mg. The drug shows maximum efficiency, if you drink before eating azithromycin, at least one hour.
sources:
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