Tablets "Azithromycin", 500 mg: description, instruction, reviews

Each person at least once in life, but had to take antibiotics, because there comes a time when you can not cure people's drugs or simple antiviral drugs, complications begin. One of the most well-known broad-spectrum antibiotics is "Azithromycin" (500 mg).

A little about the preparation

"Azithromycin" (500 mg of active ingredient in each tablet) can be purchased at any pharmacy, however, you need to get a prescription from a doctor.

As already mentioned above, this antibiotic is a broad spectrum of action, due to the components that make up its component, which has a positive effect, namely, killing gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, which most often cause all illnesses. The main active substance in it is azithromycin.

It is effective against staphylococcus, streptococcus, legionella, gardnerella, ureaplasma, treponema and many others. That is why antibiotics are prescribed for various diseases, when there is an accurate assurance that the pathogen belongs to the list of the above.

Form of issue

A very convenient form of release of the drug "Azithromycin-500". 3 tablets are contained in the package. This amount is sufficient for a full course of treatment, since it is considered a very strong drug. It is recommended to take it only after the appointment of the attending physician.

Pharmacokinetics

Separately, it should be said that "Azithromycin" (500 mg, 3 tablets) is very well absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract, and that is why it is quickly distributed throughout the body. Because of what such a positive effect is achieved, and the improvement of the state occurs in three days.

If we talk about the withdrawal of the drug, then about 60 percent is excreted with bile (unchanged) and about 40 percent with urine.

ICD and antibiotic

Separately, it should be said about when it will be expedient to buy exactly "Azithromycin-500" (3 tablets). According to the International Classification of Diseases, an antibiotic can be used if there are the following diseases:

• Otitis of different degrees, when the risk of complications increases, as a result of which a person can lose hearing;
• Sinusitis, and precisely the acute stage of the disease;
• Acute laryngitis, when there is a possibility of the transition of the disease to a chronic stage; And as is known, chronic laryngitis is dangerous by the degeneration of cells into cancerous cells;
• Pharyngitis and tonsillitis, which developed due to the negative effects of streptococcus;
• Pneumonia, especially when the causative agent is unknown;
• Bronchitis, both in acute and chronic stages;
• Diseases of the skin, when it appears pustular formation;
• Infection of the genitourinary system in both men and women.

Indications for use

Due to the fact that the effect of the drug "Azithromycin" (500 mg) extends to almost all pathogens, it is prescribed by doctors for the treatment of diseases such as:

• Infectious and inflammatory diseases of the nasopharynx, among which are tonsillitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis;
• Infectious-inflammatory diseases of the ears, such as otitis media;
• Infections of the respiratory system, provoking such diseases as bronchitis and pneumonia;
• Damage to soft tissues and skin in a person, such as dermatitis, erysipelas;
• Diseases of the genitourinary system (urethritis);
• Stomach diseases, in particular ulcer and gastritis, which are caused by the negative and destructive effect of a bacterium such as Helicobacter.

Application

Most often the adult doctor appoints "Azithromycin" - 500 mg tablets (3 pieces per pack), because the effect comes much faster, and they need only drink three days.

It should be remembered that take only one pill once a day and in no case can not drink everything at once, hoping that the effect will be immediate. This will only aggravate the condition.

Contraindications

Despite the fact that tablets "Azithromycin" (500 mg) are considered a universal drug for fighting various infections and bacteria, they can not be used by everyone.

There are a number of limitations when a person is strictly forbidden to be treated with this antibiotic:

• Hypersensitivity to the components of the drug as ancillary, and basic;
• Kidney failure, because the drug should be stably discharged from the body, and 40 percent is precisely the urine;
• liver failure;
• Age up to 12 years.

Caution in applying

In addition to the fact that the drug is strictly forbidden to take in the presence of the above diseases, it is not recommended to use the following categories of people:

• Pregnant women;
• Children over 12 years of age who have kidney problems;
• People with arrhythmia.

In these cases, use it with caution and only when the effect of the antibiotic will be much higher than the possible side effects.

Side effects

"Azithromycin", 500 mg (3 tablets) is capable of provoking a number of side effects, which include the following:

• Problems with the gastrointestinal tract, namely nausea, upset of the stool, pain in the abdomen;
• Allergies, namely skin itching and rashes;
• Headache, less likely dizziness and weakness;
• Problems from the genitourinary system, namely vaginitis, nephritis.

Very rarely, patients taking "Azithromycin" (500 mg) can develop side effects such as a clotting disorder, hyperglycemia.

Interaction with other drugs

Separately, we need to talk about the fact that "Azithromycin" does not always interact well with other medications:

• Enhances the effect of "Warfarin";
• When using "Digoxin" there is a risk of developing glycosidic intoxication;
• When used with "Dysopyramide", there are cases when ventricular fibrillation begins;
• When using "Rifabutin" there is a risk of developing leukopenia.

Also, with the simultaneous use of "Cyclosporine" and "Azithromycin", the risk of side effects increases, namely from "Cyclosporine".

Application during pregnancy

Due to the fact that immunity in pregnant women is significantly weakened, the probability of penetration into the body of bacteria and microbes, with which it is necessary to fight with antibiotics, increases.

"Azithromycin" (500 mg) is allowed to be administered to pregnant women and nursing mothers only if the benefit to the mother is greater than the possible harm to the child. Otherwise, it is necessary to choose a safer antimicrobial.

Overdose

Some people who take the drug without a doctor's appointment often do not follow the dosage. And so they begin to develop all the relevant symptoms, which can include severe nausea, sometimes even vomiting (it all depends on how the person perceives discomfort), hearing loss (both partial and complete), diarrhea.

When these symptoms occur, it is necessary to urgently wash the stomach and stop symptoms, because otherwise the antibiotic will cause huge damage to almost all organs.

Price

The cost of the drug is very democratic, depending on what pharmacy it is purchased, it can vary from 100 to 200 rubles.

Analogues

To date, cheaper analogues of "Azithromycin" does not exist. One can only say that there is a more expensive drug, such as "Sumamed", which has absolutely the same composition, but only the price is not 100 or 200 rubles, but about 600.

Turning to a pharmacy, many patients are faced with the fact that pharmacists are trying to sell it is "Sumamed", even if they ask "Azithromycin", justifying it with the best effect. In fact, these are two absolutely identical drugs produced in different countries.

Positive reviews

Among the positive aspects of the antibiotic "Azithromycin", according to consumers, we can distinguish:

• Affordable price;
• Convenience in use, since the number of capsules in the package is just calculated for the full course of treatment;
• Rapid action: on the second day after the start of the treatment, patients notice an improvement in the condition.

Negative feedback

Not all patients agree that "Azithromycin" (500 mg) is almost universal drug, as in some cases it did not help.

But it should be noted one thing: all doctors say that if a course of antibiotic treatment has been started, they should be drunk to the end. And in the event that the course was interrupted, then the next time after the appointment of the same drug there will be no effect, because the bacteria have already become resistant to it.

Before starting treatment with the drug, you need to consult with your doctor to give out a prescription. Because today most pharmacies do not sell it without a prescription because some patients take the drug for other purposes.