AZ3 250 Tablet 10's
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About AZ3 250 Tablet 10's
AZ3 250 Tablet 10's is an antibiotic used to treat various bacterial infections such as pneumonia, bronchitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis and sinusitis, acne, ear infections, and sexually transmitted infections. A bacterial infection is a condition in which bacteria grow in the body and cause infection.
AZ3 250 Tablet 10's contains azithromycin, which slows the growth or sometimes kills the harmful bacteria by preventing the production of proteins required by the bacteria for its survival. AZ3 250 Tablet 10's does not treat a viral infection like the flu or a common cold.
Not everyone who is taking AZ3 250 Tablet 10's will get these side effects. Some common side effects of AZ3 250 Tablet 10's are diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, and indigestion. These side effects are temporary and may resolve on their own over time. However, if these side effects persist, don't hesitate to contact your doctor.
AZ3 250 Tablet 10's should only be taken if advised by your doctor. It can be taken with or without food but should be consumed at a fixed time for the best results. The AZ3 250 Tablet 10's should not be consumed in a dose exceeding the recommended amount to avoid unpleasant side effects. Also, the course should be completed even if you feel better.
Inform your physician if you are allergic to AZ3 250 Tablet 10's, or have any history of liver problems, muscle problems, arrhythmia, or low potassium or magnesium levels. Avoid too much exposure to sunlight as AZ3 250 Tablet 10's can make your skin sensitive to sunburn. In this case, it is advisable to wear protective clothing or apply sunscreen (SPF 30 or higher) when you are outdoors. Let your doctor know if you are pregnant or breastfeeding before taking AZ3 250 Tablet 10's.
Uses of AZ3 250 Tablet 10's
AZ3 250 Tablet 10's is used in the treatment of bacterial infections. The detailed uses of AZ3 250 Tablet 10's are as follows:
- Treatment of Bacterial Infections: AZ3 250 Tablet 10's is commonly prescribed for managing bacterial infections, including respiratory tract infections such as pneumonia and bronchitis.
- Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: AZ3 250 Tablet 10's effectively treats skin conditions like cellulitis and other soft tissue infections caused by bacteria that respond to this medication.
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs): AZ3 250 Tablet 10's is widely used in the treatment of STIs such as Chlamydia and gonorrhea, due to its efficacy against the bacteria responsible for these diseases.
- Ear Infections (Otitis Media): AZ3 250 Tablet 10's is also employed in the treatment of otitis media, a middle ear infection often seen in children, to alleviate symptoms and combat the infection.
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Directions for Use
- AZ3 250 Tablet 10's can be taken with or without food or as advised by your doctor.
- Follow your doctor's instructions on the dosage and timing of this medication.
- Swallow AZ3 250 Tablet 10's as a whole with a glass of water.
- Do not crush, break, or chew it.
Medicinal Benefits
- AZ3 250 Tablet 10's slows the growth or sometimes kills the harmful bacteria by preventing the production of proteins required by the bacteria for its survival.
- It is better tolerated and has more effective tissue penetration than other similar antibiotics like erythromycin.
- Doctors prescribe AZ3 250 Tablet 10's for people who are intolerant to penicillin antibiotics.
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- Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
- Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
- Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
- Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
- Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
- Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
- Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.
- Inform your doctor about the nausea and discuss possible alternatives to the medication or adjustments to the dosage.
- Divide your daily food intake into smaller, more frequent meals to reduce nausea.
- Opt for bland, easily digestible foods like crackers, toast, plain rice, bananas, and applesauce.
- Avoid certain foods that can trigger nausea, such as fatty, greasy, spicy, and smelly foods.
- Drink plenty of fluids, such as water, clear broth, or electrolyte-rich beverages like coconut water or sports drinks.
- Use ginger (tea, ale, or candies) to help relieve nausea.
- Get adequate rest and also avoid strenuous activities that can worsen nausea.
- Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication if your nausea is severe.
- Record when your nausea occurs, what triggers it, and what provides relief to help you identify patterns and manage your symptoms more effectively.
- Drink water or other clear fluids.
- To prevent worsening of pain, limit intake of tea, coffee, or alcohol.
- Include bland foods like rice, toast, crackers, and rice in your diet.
- Avoid lying down immediately after eating as it may cause indigestion or heartburn.
- Avoid acidic and spicy food as it may cause indigestion.
- Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
- Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
- Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
- Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
- Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
- Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
- Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.
- Tell your doctor about your GAS symptoms. They may change your medication regimen or prescribe additional drugs to help you manage them.
- To manage GAS symptoms, eat a balanced diet of fibre, vegetables, and fruits.
- Drink enough water throughout the day to avoid constipation and treat GAS symptoms.
- Regular exercise like yoga and walking may help stimulate digestion and alleviate GAS symptoms.
- Take probiotics only if your doctor advises, as they may help alleviate GAS symptoms by promoting gut health.
- Take medication for GAS symptoms only if your doctor advises, as certain medications can interact with your existing prescriptions or worsen symptoms.
- If symptoms persist, worsen, or are accompanied by severe abdominal pain, vomiting, or bleeding, seek immediate medical attention.
- Avoid taking raw fruits, nuts and vegetables.
- Do not share your personal things with others like toothbrushes.
- Clean the wounds and cuts using soap and water.
- Wash your hands thoroughly and frequently and maintain hygiene.
- Get a good quality of sleep.
- Preventing Vomiting (Before it Happens)
- Take medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor. This can help minimize side effects, including vomiting.
- Having a small meal before taking your medication can help reduce nausea and vomiting.
- Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication along with your prescribed medication.
- Managing Vomiting (If it Happens)
- Try taking ginger in the form of tea, ale, or candy to help alleviate nausea and vomiting.
- What to Do if Vomiting Persists
- Consult your doctor if vomiting continues or worsens, consult the doctor for guidance on adjusting your medication or additional treatment.
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Drug Warnings
- Avoid taking AZ3 250 Tablet 10's if you are allergic to it or other macrolide antibiotics.
- Tell your doctor if you have any history of liver problems, jaundice, myasthenia gravis, heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia), or electrolyte imbalance (low potassium or magnesium level).
- In rare cases, the use of AZ3 250 Tablet 10's can cause diarrhoea, so if you have watery or bloody diarrhoea, stop taking AZ3 250 Tablet 10's and call your doctor. However, do not take any anti-diarrheal medication until your doctor advises you to do so.
- Consult your doctor if you are pregnant, planning for pregnancy or breastfeeding before using AZ3 250 Tablet 10's.
- Inform the doctor if you are using cholesterol-lowering drugs (like simvastatin, lovastatin, etc.), anti-gout drugs (colchicine) and medicine for treating overactive bladder (tolterodine).
- AZ3 250 Tablet 10's is not recommended for patients with pneumonia (a lung disease) who are judged to be inappropriate for oral therapy due to moderate to severe illness or risk factors.
- It is always important to check the expiry date of the medicine. Discard the medicine if it reaches the expiry date.
Drug-Drug Interactions
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Co-administration of AZ3 250 Tablet with Ziprasidone can increase the risk of irregular heart rhythm.
How to manage the interaction:
Although there is an interaction between Ziprasidone and AZ3 250 Tablet but can be taken together if prescribed by a doctor. Contact a doctor immediately if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
Taking AZ3 250 Tablet with papaverine increases the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm.
How to manage the interaction:
Although administration of AZ3 250 Tablet alongside papaverine can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, breathing difficulty, or rapid heartbeat, consult the doctor immediately. Do not stop any medications without a doctor's advice.
Taking AZ3 250 Tablet with vemurafenib increases the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm. If you're dealing with other cardiac illnesses, electrolyte imbalances (for example, magnesium or potassium loss likely due to serious or prolonged diarrhoea or vomiting), you may be at greater risk.
How to manage the interaction:
Although administration of AZ3 250 Tablet alongside vemurafenib can possibly result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has advised it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, breathing difficulty, or rapid heartbeat, consult the doctor immediately. Do not stop any medications without a doctor's advice.
Taking AZ3 250 Tablet along with edoxaban may raise the blood levels of edoxaban. This increases the possibility of significant or serious bleeding problems.
How to manage the interaction:
Though administration of AZ3 250 Tablet alongside edoxaban can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, if you have any unusual bleeding or bruising, dizziness, lightheadedness, red or black, tarry stools, coughing up or vomiting fresh or dried blood that looks like coffee grounds, severe headache, and weakness, you should seek immediate medical attention. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
Taking AZ3 250 Tablet with escitalopram increases the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm.
How to manage the interaction:
Though administration of AZ3 250 Tablet and escitalopram can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, or heart palpitations, get medical treatment immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
Taking AZ3 250 Tablet with citalopram may increase the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm.
How to manage the interaction:
Although using AZ3 250 Tablet alongside citalopram can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, breathing difficulty, or rapid heartbeat, consult the doctor immediately. Do not stop any medications without a doctor's advice.
Taking AZ3 250 Tablet with bedaquiline may increase the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm.
How to manage the interaction:
Although using AZ3 250 Tablet alongside bedaquiline can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, breathing difficulty, or rapid heartbeat, consult the doctor immediately. Do not stop any medications without a doctor's advice.
Coadministration of AZ3 250 Tablet with colchicine may raise colchicine levels in the blood to undesirable levels.
How to manage the interaction:
Concomitant administration of AZ3 250 Tablet alongside colchicine can result in an interaction, but it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. Inform your doctor if you have any of the following symptoms: stomach discomfort, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, muscular pain, weakness, exhaustion, and/or numbness or tingling in your hands and feet. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
Taking AZ3 250 Tablet with methadone increases the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm.
How to manage the interaction:
Although administration of AZ3 250 Tablet alongside methadone can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, or rapid heartbeat, get medical treatment immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
Taking AZ3 250 Tablet with ceritinib may increase the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm.
How to manage the interaction:
Although using AZ3 250 Tablet alongside ceritinib can result in an interaction, but it can be taken together if prescribed by a doctor. However, consult a doctor if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
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Diet & Lifestyle Advise
- It would be best to take probiotics after completing the full course of AZ3 250 Tablet 10's to replenish healthy bacteria in the intestine that may have been killed. Taking probiotics after antibiotic treatment can reduce the risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. Certain fermented foods like yoghurt, cheese, sauerkraut and kimchi can help restore the intestine's good bacteria.
- Include more fibre-enriched food in your diet, as it can be easily digested by gut bacteria, which helps stimulate their growth. Thus fibre foods may help restore healthy gut bacteria after taking a course of antibiotics. Whole grains like whole-grain bread and brown rice should be included in your diet.
- Avoid consuming too many calcium-enriched foods and drinks, as it may affect the functioning of AZ3 250 Tablet 10's.
- Avoid intake of alcoholic beverages with AZ3 250 Tablet 10's as it can make you dehydrated and affect your sleep. This can make it harder for your body to aid the AZ3 250 Tablet 10's in fighting off infections.
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Alcohol
Consult your doctor
It is unknown whether AZ3 250 Tablet 10's interacts with alcohol or not. Therefore, inform your doctor if you are alcoholic before taking AZ3 250 Tablet 10's.
Pregnancy
Consult your doctor
There is insufficient information available about the use of AZ3 250 Tablet 10's during pregnancy. Therefore you should not use AZ3 250 Tablet 10's during pregnancy unless explicitly advised by your doctor.
Breast Feeding
Consult your doctor
AZ3 250 Tablet 10's is partially passed through the mother’s milk, therefore it should not be used if you are breastfeeding.
Driving
Caution
There are no data available about the influence of AZ3 250 Tablet 10's on the ability to drive or operate machines. However, AZ3 250 Tablet 10's may cause dizziness and seizures so make sure you are not affected before driving or operating machinery.
Liver
Consult your doctor
You should tell your doctor if you have liver problems as your doctor may need to alter the normal dose.
Kidney
Consult your doctor
You should tell your doctor if you have kidney problems as your doctor may need to alter the normal dose.
Children
Caution
AZ3 250 Tablet 10's is not recommended for children less than 6 months of age as the safety and efficacy are not established. For children above 6 months of age, AZ3 250 Tablet 10's can be used if the doctor has prescribed it.
Heart
Caution should be exercised while taking AZ3 250 Tablet 10's in patients with heart disease. Inform your physician on priority if you/your child have chest discomfort, palpitations or irregular heartbeat. Your physician may adjust the dose of the medicine based on your health condition.
Geriatrics
Safe
AZ3 250 Tablet 10's is safe for use in geriatric patients if recommended by the physician. Your doctor will decide the dose and duration of medicine.<br />
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