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Azithromycin ( was new STD guidelines )From: Malcolm Griffiths (malcolm@mgriff22.demon.co.uk)Wed Jun 4 10:11:06 1997
In message <970603144834_-960931353@emout09.mail.aol.com>, ILBarnes@aol.com writes >At a recent NP conference, I was told by the drug rep of the company that >makes >Zithromax that FDA approval had just been given for Zithromax 2Gms to cover >gonorrhea. As I actually overheard the conversion, I was unable to ask if >giving one >dose of Zithromax at 2Gms would cover both Chlamydia and Gonorrhea. Any >comments? > The last I heard, the situation in the UK was that Azithromax had only been studied ( and was therefore on licensed by our equivalent of your FDA ) for UNCOMPLICATED chlamydia infection. Looking at the trials this really means women in whom chlamydia was found assymptomatically on screening, or found in the partners of men with non-specific urethritis. A couple of years back our local sales rep had been given the job of going out to promote its use in PID. When I made the above points to him he went back to his bosses, who didn't deny the facts, but still felt it was appropriate to continue their marketing strategy. The rep concerned had moral principles and resigned as he felt ethically compromised ! As I haven't read too many recent studies, I'd be interested if anyone knows of any trials involving women with symptomatic infection ! Malcolm
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Malcolm Griffiths MD,MRCOG,MFFP,Cert.Mgmnt
Obstetrician & Gynaecologist Luton & Dunstable Hosp., LU6 2DT, UK.
Tel: 01582-497459 (office) Fax: 01582-497376
01525-222849 (home) email: Malcolm@mgriff22.demon.co.uk
http://www.obgyn.net/board/griffith.htm
"It is dangerous to be right on a subject on which the established authorities
are wrong." (Voltaire) "But sometimes it's fun :-)" (Griffiths)
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