Azee Tablets - Product Information

                             Azee (azithromycin) is used to treat or prevent bacterial infections like upper and lower genitourinary tract infections, respiratory tract infections, skin and skin structure infections. Azee should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven, or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.

Name of Drug

                          Azee

Manufacturer Of Azee Tablets

Cipla Ltd.

Website: cipla.com

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient in Azee Tablets

                                         The active pharmaceutical ingredient in Azee is Azithromycin Dihydrate.

Uses of Azee Tablets

Azee (Azithromycin Dihydrate) is used in the treatment of:

Upper respiratory tract infections (nose and throat infections , including ear):

sinusitis, Tonsillitis, otitis media (middle ear infection) and pharyngitis (inflammation of the throat).

Lower respiratory tract infections:

                                          Community-acquired types of pneumonia, acute bacterial worsening of chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Moraxella catarrhalis , bronchitis due to Haemophilus influenzae or Streptococcus pneumoniae .

Genitourinary tract infections (including sexually transmitted diseases):

Urethritis, cervicitis, cervico-vaginitis , prostatitis and salpingitis due to N. gonorrhoeaeand C. trachomatis.

Genital ulcer disease (chancroid) in men due to Haemophilus ducreyi.

Skin and skin structure infections:

Folliculitis,  carbuncles, furuncles, impetigo,  infected ulcer,  pyoderma,infected dermatitis, cellulitis and erysipelas due to S. aureus, S. agalactiae or S. pyogenes .

Azee is also indicated in:

   Prophylaxis and treatment of malaria.

   Treatment of acne.

   Treatment of chlamydial conjunctivitis.

Azee Tablets (Azithromycin Dihydrate)- Contraindications

Azee is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to erythromycin, azithromycin, any macrolide or ketolide antibiotic.

Azee Tablets - Dosage

The dosage of Azee tablets varies as per the indication being treated.

Mild to moderate lower respiratory tract infections, upper respiratory tract infections and uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections:

Adults 500 mg of Azee as a single dose on the first day followed by 250 mg once daily on days two to five for a total dose of 1.5 g or 500 mg once daily for three days.

Sexually transmitted diseases:

   Gonorrhoea: 2 gm as a stat dose

   Chancroid: 1 gm as a stat dose

   Non-gonococcal urethritis and cervicitis due to C. trachomatis –1 gm as a stat dose

   Syphilis: 1 gm o.d. for five days or 500 mg o.d. for ten days.

Malaria:

   Prophylaxis: 500 mg on the first day, followed by 250 mg/day for seven days.

   Treatment: 1000-1500 mg once daily for three days with usual doses of chloroquine.

Acne:

   250-500 mg on three consecutive days in a week for 12 weeks.

   Azee can be taken with or without food.

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