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How many times a day and how many days should i take suprax (cefixime) for the treatment of stis?

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Suprax (cefixime): If you are taking suprax (cefixime) for gonorrhea, a single dose of 400 mgm is enough to treat gonorrhea.

Answered 5/3/2012

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I'm not experiencing any genital bumps... so would you say it's not an STD? I've taken Suprax and Azithroycin and they did not solve my problem

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I had unprotected oral & protected vaginal sex with a 50 year old married woman. About 6 hours later I took 1g of Zithromax & 400mg of Suprax. The next morning I took an additional 400mg of Suprax. Would these meds prevent possible bacterial sti?

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Fearing std ive taken 400mg cefixime+1000mg azithro+ 2000mg metro.never had unprotected sex.but took nude massage.having burning sensation penis.help.

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Can being treated for the wrong infection early with cefixime and zpack cause negative syphilis trep tests due to antibody response being altered from treatment. Especially late syphilis?

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Would 800mg Suprax and 1g Azithromycin abort syphilis if taken less than 12 hours after possible exposure? I know these are not the CDC recommended treatments, but am wondering if they would prevent the infection if used as a prophylactic treatment?

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