Nongonococcal urethritis treatment, NGU management

Health Description
Health Consultation Description: Took azithromycin in smoothie? I smashed my pills into a powder and drank them in a smoothie, only problem is I did not drink the smoothie all at once. I drank half at lunch and the other half at dinner will this time table effect if the the medicine will work or not? It's still taken on the same day just stretched out the dosage. I was told it was ok to crush it and put it in a drink, but what about the time difference?


Expert Reply

Condition analysis:
Yes, the time does matter, for some; the ideal is a stable blood plasma level others work well with peaks and troughs. When a doctor says you can crush it and put it in a drink; he/she will mean at dosage time: you mix it into a 250 ml/1 cup glass and chug it.

Instructions:
For treatment of NGU, azithromycin is currently recommended, 1 g orally in a single dose, or doxycycline, 100 mg orally twice a day for 7 days. Alternative regimens include any of the following:

-- Erythromycin base 500 mg orally four times a day for 7 days
-- Erythromycin ethylsuccinate 800 mg orally four times a day for 7 days
-- Levofloxacin 500 mg orally once daily for 7 days
-- Ofloxacin 300 mg orally twice a day for 7 days



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 Key words:  Nongonococcal urethritis

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