Indicated for:
• Lower respiratory tract infections
• Upper respiratory tract infections (acute sinusitis, acute streptococcal pharyngitis/tonsillitis and acute otitis media in children)
• Uncomplicated skin and skin structure infections
• Sexually transmitted diseases
• Antimicrobial agents used in high doses for short periods of times to treat non-gonococcal urethritis may delay the symptoms of incubating syphilis. All patients with sexually-transmitted urethritis or cervicitis should have a serologic test for syphilis and appropriate cultures for gonorrhea performed at the time of diagnosis. Appropriate antimicrobial therapy and follow-up tests to run if infection is confirmed
• Pelvic inflammatory disease in patients who require initial intravenous therapy
• Chlamydia trachomatis conjunctivitis and trachoma in adults and in children 12 months or older
• Prevention of infection due to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Complex (MAC) disease in adults and children aged more than 12 years.