What is Azithromycin and why is Azithromycin prescribed?

Azithromycin is a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic used against a wide variety of bacterial infections, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever and other fevers caused by ticks, fleas, and lice; urinary tract infections; trachoma (chronic infections of the eye); and some gonococcal infections in adults. It is an approved treatment for inhalational anthrax. Azithromycin is also used with other medications to treat severe acne and amoebic dysentery (diarrhea caused by severe parasitic infection of the intestines). Azithromycin may also be taken, More...

How should you take Azithromycin?

Take Azithromycin with a full glass of water or other liquid to avoid irritating your throat or stomach. Azithromycin can be taken with or without food. However, if the medicine does upset your stomach, you may wish to take it with a glass of milk or after you have eaten. Azithromycin tablets should be swallowed whole.