This medicine contains azithromycin, which is one of a group of antibiotics called macrolides. It is used to treat infections caused by certain bacteria and other micro-organisms, which include: • chest, throat or nasal infections (such as bronchitis, pneumonia, tonsillitis, sore throat (pharyngitis) and sinusitis • ear infections • skin and soft tissue infections (such as an abscess or boil) • sexually transmitted diseases caused by organisms called chlamydia or gonorrhoea.
Dosage.
Always take or give this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. The pharmacist should have advised you whether to measure the medicine using the multi-dosing spoon or the oral dosing syringe (15 ml pack only). Zithromax suspension is generally used for children under 7 stones (45 kg). It may also be used in adults and older children who have difficulty swallowing capsules. Zithromax suspension is not affected by food or drink.
Side Effects.
• headache • feeling sick, being sick, indigestion • low number of lymphocytes (type of white blood cells), higher number of eosinophils (type of white blood cells) and other blood changes • low blood bicarbonate
