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Does azithromycin treat chlaymidia and gonnereah?

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No: Azithromycin only treats Chlamydia. You would need an additional antibiotic to treat gonorrhea. Please consider seeing your doctor/nearby clinic to get appropriately tested and treated. Best wishes.

Answered 9/30/2017

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Dual treatment: It is part of the treatment. Typically another antibiotic ( ceftriaxone or cefixime) is added to the treatment as well.

Answered 7/28/2014

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Only chlamydia: Chlamydia can be treated with azithromycin alone, but gonorrhea requires a second antibiotic. If you have one sexually transmitted infection, you shod be tested for the others as well. Please see your regular doctor.

Answered 7/28/2014

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CDC: Most commonly recommended is Ceftriaxone 250 mg in a single intramuscular dose PLUS Azithromycin 1 g orally in a single dose or doxycycline 100 mg orally twice daily for 7 days. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6131a3.htm?s_cid=mm6131a3_w#box

Answered 11/7/2014

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Yes but...: A very high dose is required to treat both chlamydia and gonorrhea. Also, resistance rates to azithromycin are climbing and as per the CDC, use of azithromycin as monotherapy is no longer recommended as first line therapy.

Answered 7/29/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Z-pak: The Azithromycin covers the Chlaymidia, ...and Rocephin or a medication like Cipro (ciprofloxacin) should be used for the Gonnorhea. You should get both treated and the Z-pak will only really cover the Chlaymidia. Good luck.

Answered 7/7/2018

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