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Azithromycin
Essential medicine status
General description
Azithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic that can be used systemically and topically for the treatment of susceptible bacterial infections.
INN
Azithromycin
ATC codes
S01AA26 J01FA10
Medicine type
Chemical agent
Antibiotic groups
WATCH
EML status history
First added in 2003 (TRS 920) for Trachoma
Added in 2003 (TRS 920) for Chlamydia trachomatis
Added in 2013 (TRS 985) for Trachoma
Added in 2017 (TRS 1006) for Yaws
Added in 2017 (TRS 1006) for Gonococcal infection
Added in 2017 (TRS 1006) for Cholera
Added in 2019 (TRS 1021) for Typhoid fever
Added in 2019 (TRS 1021) for Paratyphoid fever
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Azithromycin
DrugBank
Azithromycin
Recommendations
Section
Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
  • Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 1.5% eye drops
Indications
Trachoma
Section
Watch group antibiotics
  • Oral > Liquid: 200 mg per 5 mL (anhydrous) powder for oral liquid
  • Oral > Solid > dosage form: 500 mg (anhydrous); 250 mg (anhydrous)
  • Oral > Solid > dosage form: 250 mg (anhydrous); 500 mg (anhydrous)
  • Oral > Liquid: 200 mg per 5 mL oral liquid
  • Oral > Solid: 250 mg (anhydrous) capsule; 500 mg (anhydrous) capsule
Indications
First choice
Typhoid fever Paratyphoid fever Trachoma Cholera [children] Chlamydia trachomatis Cholera Yaws co-prescribed with ceftriaxone Gonococcal infection
Second choice
Infectious gastroenteritis or colitis without specification of infectious agent co-prescribed with cefixime Gonococcal infection