Normal Dose|Renal Impairment|Hemodialysis
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Indication | Dose | Frequency | Cost |
Exacerbation of chronic bronchitis | 400 mg | Q12 hours for 10 days | |
Community acquired pneumonia | 400 mg | Q12 hours for 10 days | |
Cervicitis/urethritis due to C. trachomatis | 300 mg | Q12 hours for 7 days | |
Cervicitis/urethritis due to C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae | 300 mg | Q12 hours for 7 days | |
Acute pelvic inflammatory disease | 400 mg | Q12 hours for 10-14 days | |
Uncomplicated skin and skin structure infections | 400 mg | Q12 hours for 10 days | |
Uncomplicated cystitis due to E.coli or K. pneumoniae | 200 mg | Q12 hours for 3 days | |
Uncomplicated cystitis due to other organisms | 200 mg | Q12 hours for 7 days | |
Complicated urinary tract infections | 200 mg | Q12 hours for 10 days | |
Prostatitis | 300 mg | Q12 hours for 6 weeks |
Creatinine Clearance | Dose and Frequency |
Crcl 20 to 50 ml/min | usual dose Q24 hours |
Crcl <20 ml/min | 1/2 usual recommended dose Q24 hours |
Dose | Frequency |
200 mg loading followed by 100 mg | Q24 hours; additional supplemental doses of the drug are unnecessay following each hemodialysis; however , a single 100 mg supplemental oral dose of the drug be given after the first hemodialysis procedure |