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Can i take my azithromycin 500mg tablets right away after i eat or do i have to wait a certain amount of time before i do?

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Dr. Stuart Kanter answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Geriatrics

Yes.: Can take with or without food.

Answered 2/13/2014

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Dr. Charles Turck answered

Specializes in Pharmacology

Yes: You may take it regardless of when you eat - right before, after, or during meals, or on an empty stomach nowhere near meal time.

Answered 4/25/2016

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A member asked:

Can i take my azithromycin 500mg tablets right away after i eat or do i have to wait a certain amount of time before i do?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Stuart Kanter answered

Dr. Charles Turck answered

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