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Can you crush azithromycin
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stuart Kanteranswered
Internal Medicine - Geriatrics 23 years experience
Yes: Yes you can crush Azithromycin in water.
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Should be OK: If you have trouble taking pills, it's OK to crush azithromycin into any kind of food. Or if the powder sachet indeed isn't available, I'll bet the pe... Read More
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363 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. James Okamotoanswered
Family Medicine 28 years experience
Yes: According to the Institution for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP.org) azithromycin can be crushed and swallowed if you are unable to swallow it whole.... Read More
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363 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Amir Nagavianswered
Specializes in Emergency Medicine
Don’t crush pills: There is little to be gained from crushing Azithromycin, but potentially much risk. Azithromycin notably can cause a prolonged QTc interval on your EK... Read More
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45 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Probably OK but...: ...maybe not necessary. The pills are not timed-release, so crushing won't affect absorption or effectiveness against infection. But if you're one of ... Read More
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2.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stuart Kanteranswered
Internal Medicine - Geriatrics 23 years experience
Yes: Azithromycin can be crushed.
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4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stuart Kanteranswered
Internal Medicine - Geriatrics 23 years experience
Yes: Yes it is ok to crush azithromycin.
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4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evans Priestonanswered
Pharmacology 46 years experience
Azithromycin: I would not recommend crushing asithromycin tablets in that it could have an effect of how the drug is absorbed from your GI tract into your bloodstre... Read More
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4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Troy Rossanswered
Occupational Medicine 26 years experience
Yes: Azithromycin can be crushed. There is a powdered form that can be mixed with water.
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4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
unknown; this hasn’t been studied. Take it immediately to be sure it will be effective.
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Reviewed Jun 30, 2022
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Sure, no problem: If you can't take the pills, it's OK to crush and mix them with these or any other food.
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1.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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