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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Different treatment. Azithromycin 1gm (2 x 500mg tablets) one-off dose is no longer the recommended first choice treatment of chlamydia due to increasing resistance in other sexually transmitted infections and it not being as effective in treating complicated chlamydia infections - see BASHH guidance Cautions and warnings Do not take azithromycin if you: Are pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding. Have suffered an allergic reaction after taking azithromycin or any other macrolide antibiotic such as erythromycin or clarithromycin. Are intolerant or allergic to lactose Talk to your doctor before taking azithromycin if you have any of the following: Severe liver problems are taking medicines which affect your liver. Severe kidney problems. Myasthenia gravis. Diarrhoea, or usually get diarrhoea when you take antibiotics, or have suffered from problems with your stomach or intestines. Azithromycin and other medicines Please tell your doctor if you are taking or have recently taken any of the following medicines: Warfarin or warfarin-type anticoagulants (regularly monitored with blood tests). Quinapril (used to lower high blood pressure). Kaolin (used to treat diarrhoea). Penicillin or rifampicin (antibiotics). Sucralfate (used to treat and prevent stomach ulcers). Barbiturates (strong sleeping tablets, e.g. phenobarbital). Ergotamine (used to treat cluster headaches). Typhoid vaccine oral capsules. Carbamazepine, phenytoin, primidone, or other drugs used to control epilepsy. Ciclosporin (used to affect the body's immune response following organ transplants). Methoxyflurane (an anaesthetic). If you need an operation, tell your doctor or dentist that you are taking doxycycline. Methotrexate (used to treat cancer, psoriasis, or
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