Drilldown: Medicines

Azithromycin (1)

Zithromax, Z-Pak, Zmax (1)

[[:Category:Azalides|Azalide]] (1) · [[:Category:Macrolide_antibiotics|Macrolide antibiotic]] (1)

None (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-000003F6-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000003F7-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000003F8-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000003F9-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000003FA-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000003FB-QINU`"' (1)

500 mg PO day 1, then 250 mg PO daily days 2-5 (Z-Pak); 1 g PO single dose for chlamydia; pediatric dosing 10 mg/kg day 1, 5 mg/kg days 2-5 (1)

250 mg, 500 mg, 600 mg tablets; 100, 200 mg/5 mL suspension; 2 g ER suspension (Zmax); 500 mg IV (1)

500 mg/d (typical regimen); single 2 g for Zmax; 2 g for select STIs (1)

IV (1) · Oral (1)

None · Hours · 30-60 minutes · 1-2 hours · ~30 min · LDL lowering at 2 weeks, max by 4 weeks · ~1 hour · 15-30 minutes · 15–30 min · 1–2 h · 30–60 min · Antidepressant effect emerges over 1-2 weeks · BP and symptomatic LUTS improvement within 1-2 weeks · BP effect within 1-2 weeks · Clinical improvement within 24-72 hours · Days · Motor improvement over days at therapeutic dose · Over weeks · Postprandial glucose effect within days; HbA1c by 12 weeks · Sleep effect from first dose; antidepressant effect over 1-4 weeks

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None · 24 hours · 4-6 hours · 12 hours · 6-8 hours · Daily dosing · 8-12 hours · 12-24 hours · Hours · Hours per application · 24 hours (HS dosing) · 24 hours (once-daily dosing) · 24 h · N/A · N/A (replacement) · Variable · ~7-8 hours · 3-5 hours · 4-6 hours (IR); 24 hours (ER) · 6-12 hours

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~68 hours (terminal; reflects deep tissue accumulation, much longer than plasma)'"`UNIQ--ref-000003FC-QINU`"' (1)

~37% (oral; food reduces absorption modestly)'"`UNIQ--ref-000003FD-QINU`"' (1)

Generally considered safe; commonly used in pregnancy when macrolide indicated.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (1)