Question 1

how long does it take for azythromycin to start working?

Accepted Answer

Strep throat: Symptomatology improves within a day or so.  The major reason to treat strep throats has always been to prevent rheumatic fever which is unusual now probably more later to the low amount of circulation of specific rheumatogenic serotypes than early treatment.

Question 2

what is azithromycin prescribed for?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotic: Zithromax aka Azithromycin is one of the first once daily dosing antibiotics available in the us.  It is used to treat many different bacterial infections.  If you have an infection you should see your doctor to find out if this is the correct antibiotic for you.  Different antibiotics cover different types of infections.

Question 3

i'm on xarelto and taking azithromycin.  is that alright?

Accepted Answer

It's fine: The studies show more problem with medicines used for fungal infections and some antivirals rather than the macrocodes such as azithromycin. As in any case, any activity that increases bleeding or trauma should be avoided.

Question 4

is azythromycin like penicillin?

Accepted Answer

No: It is a completely different class of antibiotics.  Azithromycin is a macrolide.  So if you're allergic to penicillins only, you can take azithromycin.

Question 5

does azythromycin have sulfa in it?

Accepted Answer

No: There is no sulfa in azythromycin;there are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, but no sulfa group in it ( if the prefix 'thio' is found in any drugs name, then sulfa/sulphur is probably present in it).

Question 6

is azythromycin a related drug to penicillin?

Accepted Answer

Antimicrobials: Azithromycin is a macrolide-type antimicrobial related to erythromycin, not to penicillin.

Question 7

does azythromycin belongs to the cephalosporins?

Accepted Answer

No: Azithromycin is in the macrolide class.  That is different class than the cephalosporin antibiotics like keflex, rocephin, (ceftriaxone) cefepime, etc.

Question 8

if i put my two 500 mg pills of azythromycin in water and let them dissolve, will they still be affective?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If you took all the water with the dissolved antibiotic it should be effective.
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Question 9

dose of azithromycin?

Accepted Answer

Depends : On what is being treated.

Question 10

is it okay to crush azithromycin?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes it is ok to crush azithromycin.

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