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I was recently prescribed azithromycin 500mg, 1 tablet each day for 3 days for strep throat. is this effective in killing the strep infection?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Yes, effective: Your doctor would not have prescribed it if she didn't expect it to be effective. Perhaps you're concerned about only 3 days treatment. However, azithromycin is very long lasting; each dose remains in your system for about 10 days. So this treatment will be active against strep for almost 2 weeks. It will work just fine.

Answered 7/31/2018

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