Azithromycin

Usual Dosing (Adults)

Usual oral dose: 500mg x 1, then 250mg po qd x 4 days.

Chlamydia: 1 gram po x 1.

MAC prevention: 1200mg once a week.

Uncomplicated gonococcal infection: 2 grams po x 1.

CAP: 500mg IV qd x 2 days or more then 500mg po qd.

PID: 500mg IV x 1-2days, then 250mg (IV/PO) for total of 7 days.

Renal Dosing

Oral / IV:
No adjustments required in renal failure. Use caution in patients with Clcr <10 ml/minute.

Hemodialysis

No adjustments required in renal failure.

Reference(s)

National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Library of Medicine, DailyMed Database.
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