Azithromycin is usually not used alone, often combined with ceftriaxone to treat gonorrhea, usually three days of treatment for a course of treatment.
The current clinical first-line gonorrhea drugs are mainly three-generation cephalosporin antibiotics, such as ceftriaxone sodium. Azithromycin belongs to the macrolide antibiotics, which can be used for infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia trachomatis and non-multiple drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhea.
Azithromycin for gonorrhea is usually combined with ceftriaxone in a 3-day course, depending on the severity of the disease. After stopping the drug need to review urine culture, urinalysis and other tests, the results of negative, clinical symptoms disappear can be clinically cured.
Azithromycin is contraindicated for those who are allergic to macrolides. Azithromycin should be used with caution in patients with hepatic and renal insufficiency. If diarrhea symptoms occur during treatment, pseudomembranous enteritis should be considered.
Although Azithromycin can treat gonorrhea, the treatment of gonorrhea needs to be carried out under a professional and regular hospital, the abuse and non-standardized use of antibiotics can easily lead to drug resistance and delay the condition.