Zitrocin

Ország: Ausztrália

Nyelv: angol

Forrás: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Aktív összetevők:

Azithromycin dihydrate

Beszerezhető a:

Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd

Osztály:

Medicine Registered

Betegtájékoztató

ZITROCIN
®
 TABLETS

_Azithromycin (a-zithro-my-sin)_
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION

WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet answers some common
questions about Zitrocin. It does not
contain all the available information.
It does not take the place of talking to
your doctor or pharmacist.
All medicines have risks and
benefits. Your doctor has weighed
the risks of you taking Zitrocin
against the benefits they expect it
will have for you.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT
TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST.
KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH YOUR
MEDICINE.
You may need to read it again.
WHAT ZITROCIN IS USED
FOR
Zitrocin is used to treat infections in
different parts of the body caused by
bacteria.
It is commonly used to treat
Chlamydia. Zitrocin is also used to
prevent infections by a bacterium
called Mycobacterium avium-
intracellulare Complex (MAC) in
some people.
Zitrocin is an antibiotic, which
belongs to a group of medicines
called azalides.
The azalides are a sub-class of a
group of antibiotics called
macrolides.
Zitrocin works by killing or stopping
the growth of bacteria causing your
infection.
Zitrocin will not work against viral
infections such as colds or flu.
ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY ZITROCIN HAS
BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU.
Your doctor may have prescribed it
for another reason.
Zitrocin is only available with a
doctor's prescription.
This medicine is not addictive.
This medicine is not expected to
affect your ability to drive a car or
operate machinery.
BEFORE YOU TAKE
ZITROCIN
_WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT_
DO NOT TAKE ZITROCIN IF YOU ARE
ALLERGIC TO:
•
azithromycin
•
any other macrolide or ketolide
antibiotics (e.g., clarithromycin,
erythromycin, roxithromycin,
telithromycin)
•
any of the ingredients listed at the
end of this leaflet.
Symptoms of an allergic reaction
may include shortness of breath,
wheezing or difficulty breathing;
swelling of the face, lips, tongue or
other parts of the body; rash, itching
or hives on the skin.
DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE IF

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PRODUCT INFORMATION 
ZITROCIN
®

(azithromycin dihydrate tablets and powder for oral suspension) 
NAME OF THE MEDICINE 
Azithromycin  is  the  first  of  a  new  class  of  antibiotics  designated  chemically  as  azalides,  a 
subclass of macrolides, available for oral administration.  Azithromycin, chemically 9-deoxo-
9a-aza-9a-methyl-9a-homoerythromycin  A,  contains  a  methyl  substituted  nitrogen  atom  at 
position 9A of the lactone ring.  The structural formula is:  

CAS:83905-01-5 
Azithromycin  dihydrate  is  a  white  crystalline  powder  with  a  chemical  formula  of 
C
38
H
72
N
2
O
12
.2H
2
0 and a molecular weight of 785.0. 
DESCRIPTION 
ZITROCIN is supplied as: 
1.  White capsular shaped film-coated tablets containing azithromycin dihydrate equivalent to 
500 mg  or  600 mg  of  azithromycin  and  the  following  inactive  ingredients:    starch-
pregelatinised  maize,  calcium  hydrogen  phosphate  anhydrous,  croscarmellose  sodium, 
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magnesium stearate and sodium lauryl sulfate.  The coating of the tablets contains lactose, 
hypromellose, titanium dioxide and glycerol triacetate. 
2.  A white powder for oral suspension containing azithromycin dihydrate equivalent to 200 mg 
of azithromycin per 5 mL of suspension, when reconstituted.  It has the following inactive 
ingredients: sucrose, sodium phosphate-tribasic anhydrous, hydroxypropylcellulose, xanthan 
gum, cherry flavour, banana flavour and vanilla flavour. 
PHARMACOLOGY  
PHARMACODYNAMICS 
_MECHANISM OF ACTION _
Azithromycin  acts  by  binding  to  the  50S  ribosomal  subunit  of  susceptible  organisms,  thus 
interfering with microbial pro