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Adults: The recommended dose of Romycin for the treatment of mild to moderate acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, pharyngitis, tonsillitis and uncomplicated skin and skin structure infections is 500 mg on the first day followed by 250 mg once daily on day 2 to 5. In typhoid fever recommended dose is 1g on day first and 500 mg for the next 6 days or 1g once daily for 5 days. For the treatment of genital ulcer disease, 1000 mg single dose & in urethritis and cervicitis is a single dose 2000 mg Azithromycin.
Children dosage: In acute otitis media and community-acquired pneumonia of children above 6 months of age the recommended dose of Azithromycin is 10 mg/kg as s single dose on the first day followed by 5 mg/kg on days 2-5 (not exceeding 500 mg/day).
The recommended dose of Azithromycin for the treatment of children with pharyngitis/tonsillitis is 12 mg/kg once a day for 5 days (not exceeding 500 mg/day). In typhoid/enteric fever dose is 20 mg/kg once daily for 5 days.
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