Zithromax - Antibiotics related to Erythromycin
Zithromax
(Azithromycin)
What is Zithromax
Zithromax is an antibiotic related to erythromycin. It is
prescribed for adults to treat certain mild to moderate skin infections;
upper and lower respiratory tract infections, including pharyngitis (strep
throat), tonsillitis, and pneumonia; sexually transmitted infections of
the cervix or urinary tract; and genital ulcer disease in men. In
children, Zithromax is used to treat middle ear infection, pneumonia,
tonsillitis, and strep throat.
How does it work?
This medicine contains the active ingredient
azithromycin, which is a type of medicine known as a macrolide antibiotic.
It is used to treat infections caused by bacteria.
Azithromycin works by preventing bacteria from producing proteins that are
essential to them. Without these proteins the bacteria cannot grow,
replicate and increase in numbers. Azithromycin therefore stops the spread
of infection and remaining bacteria are killed by the body's immune system
or eventually die.
Azithromycin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is active against a wide
variety of bacteria that cause a wide variety of infections. Azithromycin
may be used to treat infections of the upper or lower airways, skin or
soft tissue, or ears. It may also be used to treat the
sexually-transmitted infection chlamydia.
To make sure the bacteria causing an infection are susceptible to
azithromycin your doctor may take a tissue sample, for example a swab from
the throat or skin.
Read more about Zithromax Azithromycin
Buy Zithromax online - Free Worldwide delivery
|
|
