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I am living abroad. my doctor gave me a 1 gm dose of sporidex (cefalexin 250mg once) + 7day dose of doxycycline (100mg twice) for gonorrhea. is cefalexin 1g effective?

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Dr. Yousong Wang answered

Yes it is.: The new cdc treatment guideline recommends combination therapy with Ceftriaxone 250 mg as a single intramuscular dose, plus either Azithromycin 1 g orally in a single dose or Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice daily for 7 days. So your treatment is fine.

Answered 6/25/2014

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Dr. Yousong Wang answered

Yes: Cdc now recommends combination therapy with Ceftriaxone 250 mg as a single intramuscular dose, plus either Azithromycin 1 g orally in a single dose or Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice daily for 7 days.

Answered 6/25/2014

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Dr. Masoud Sadighpour answered

Better ways: Recommended treatment of gonorrhea is Rocephin (ceftriaxone) 250mg one injection.

Answered 7/1/2014

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A member asked:

I am living abroad. my doctor gave me a 1 gm dose of sporidex (cefalexin 250mg once) + 7day dose of doxycycline (100mg twice) for gonorrhea. is cefalexin 1g effective?

2 doctors weighed in across 3 answers

Dr. Yousong Wang answered

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Dr. Masoud Sadighpour answered

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