Manufacturer:

          Sandoz

Contents:

          Azithromycin.

Indications:

          Upper resp tract infections eg sinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis. Acute otitis media. Lower resp tract infections eg acute bronchitis, mild to moderately severe community-acquired pneumonia. Skin & soft tissue infections. Uncomplicated genital infections due to Chlamydia trachomatis urethritis & cervicitis.

Contraindications:

          Hypersensitivity to macrolides or ketolides. Severe liver disease.

Special Precautions:

          Allergy to soya or peanut. Observe signs of superinfection w/ non-susceptible organisms including fungi. Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea ranging from mild diarrhea to fatal colitis. Patients at increased risk for prolonged cardiac repolarisation. Severe renal impairment. Patients w/ diabetes, phenylketonuria, neurological or psychiatric disorders. Pregnancy & lactation.

Dosage:

          Adult 1500 mg administered as 500 mg/day for 3 consecutive days or given over a period of 5 days w/ 500 mg on the 1st day then 250 mg on days 2-5. Uncomplicated Chlamydia trachomatis urethritis & cervicitis 1000 mg in 1 single dose. Childn 30 mg/kg administered as 10 mg/kg once daily for 3 days or over a period of 5 days starting w/ a single dose of 10 mg/kg on the 1st day followed by 5 mg/kg/day on days 2-5.

Class:

          Macrolides

Presentation/Packing:

          Binozyt 500 mg x 1 blisters x 3 film-coated tabs
          Binozyt 250 mg x 1 blisters x  6 capsules

Details:

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