Indications

• Upper respiratory tract infections: sinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis
  
  
• Acute otitis media
  
  
• Lower respiratory tract infections: acute bronchitis and mild to moderately severe community acquired pneumonia
  
  
• Skin and soft tissue infections
  
  
• Uncomplicated Chlamydia trachomatis urethritis and cervicitis
  
  
  
  

Key Benefits

• Convenience of once daily dosing
  
  
• Same dose range as in younger patients may be used in the elderly.
  
  
• The mode of action of azithromycin is inhibition of protein synthesis in bacteria
  
  
• At higher concentrations, azithromycin may be bactericidal against selected microorganisms