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Azithromycin is a broad-spectrum macrolide antimicrobial and is among the most prescribed antimicrobial drugs in the United
It is also used to prevent Mycobacterium
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In the USA, it was prescribed over 12 million times in 2017 alone and today is commercially available as 250-, 500-, and 600-mg immediate-release tablets, 2-g
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Azithromycin (Zithromax) is an antibiotic that's used to treat a variety of bacterial infections in adults and children
Macrolides are a class of drugs used to manage and treat various bacterial infections
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1) • Pelvic inflammatory disease in adults: 500 mg as a single daily dose by the intravenous route for one or two days
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46 The plasma half-life of azithromycin is approximately 70 h or 50 h following oral or intravenous formulations, respectively (Lode et al
1 Intended use Reference Standard for laboratory tests as prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia only
Peak plasma concentrations occur 2 to 3 hours after an oral dose and 1 to 2 hours after intravenous dosage
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