General information about the safe and effective use of azithromycin for oral
Infants 1 to 3 months: Oral suspension: 20 mg/kg orally once a day for 3 days; Children younger than 8 years weighing at least 45 kg and children 8 years or
It is a macrolide-type antibiotic
For pediatric suspension see the prescribing information for ZITHROMAX (azithromycin for oral
Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is associated with the use of azithromycin in infants, use with caution in neonates and young infants
Azithromycin (Zithromax) within the middle ear is unknown and therefore should be used sparingly
1 Mass administration of
12 mg/kg once daily for 5 days