All Details About ZITHRORID 500
Find out detailed description, uses, directions of use, side effects, warnings and precautions, frequently asked questions about ZITHRORID 500
Description:
ZITHRORID 500 Tablet is an antibiotic used to treat various types of bacterial infections of the respiratory tract, ear, nose, throat, lungs, skin, and eye in adults and children. It is also effective in typhoid fever and some sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhea.
ZITHRORID 500 Tablet is taken orally, preferably one hour before or 2 hours after a meal. It should be used regularly at evenly spaced time intervals as prescribed by your doctor. Do not skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. Stopping the medicine too early may lead to the return or worsening of the infection.
Uses:
- Do not skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. Stopping it early may make the infection to come back and harder to treat.
- Take it 1 hour before or two hours after food.
- Do not take antacids 2 hours before or after taking Azithral 500 Tablet.
- Diarrhea may occur as a side effect but should stop when your course is complete. Inform your doctor if it doesn't stop or if you find blood in your stools
Directions For Use:
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. 500 Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Side Effects:
- Vomiting
- Nausea
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
Warning & Precautions:
- You have heart problems or abnormal heart rhythms.
- You experience severe and persistent diarrhoea after taking ZITHRORID 500 tablet.
- You have kidney or liver problems.
- You have muscle weakness (myasthenia gravis).
- You have any neurological or psychiatric or mental problems.
- Low levels of potassium or magnesium in your blood.
FAQs:
Q. Is ZITHRORID 500 Tablet safe?
ZITHRORID 500 Tablet is safe if used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor.
Q. What if I don't get better?
You should inform your doctor if you do not notice any improvement in your symptoms after 3 days of taking ZITHRORID 500 Tablet. Also, if your symptoms get worse, inform your doctor immediately.
Q. Can the use of ZITHRORID 500 Tablet cause diarrhea?
Yes, the use of ZITHRORID 500 Tablet can cause diarrhea. It is an antibiotic which kills the harmful bacteria. However, it also affects the helpful bacteria in your stomach or intestine and causes diarrhea. If you are experiencing severe diarrhea, talk to your doctor about it.
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