Manufacturer
PHARMANIAGA MANUFACTURING BERHAD
Contents
Azithromycin dihydrate
Indication
Infections caused by susceptible organisms in lower resp tract (eg, bronchitis, pneumonia), skin & soft tissue, upper resp tract (eg, sinusitis, pharyngitis/tonsillitis); acute otitis media. STD eg, uncomplicated genital infections due to Chlamydia trachomatis or nonmultiresistant Neisseria gonorrhoea & chancroid due to Haemophilus ducreyi. Alone or in combination w/ rifabutin for prophylaxis against Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) infection & in combination w/ ethambutol for treatment of disseminated MAC (DMAC).
Instruction
May be taken with or without food: May be taken w/ meals to reduce GI discomfort.
Drug interaction
Antacids, cyclosporin, digoxin, ergot derivatives, coumarin-type oral anticoagulants, zidovudine.
Malaysia
