Tablet
200 mg
Dosage Forms
Uses
Dose and Duration
Urinary tract infections
Adult: by mouth, 200–400 mg once daily preferably in the morning. May be increased if necessary in upper urinary tract infections to 400 mg twice daily for 5 days
Acute or chronic prostatitis
Adult: by mouth, 200 mg twice daily for 28 days
Lower respiratory tract infections
Adult: by mouth, 400 mg preferably in the morning for 7 days
Uncomplicated gonorrhoea
Adult: by mouth, 400 mg as a single dose
Uncomplicated genital chlamydial infection, non-gonococcal
urethritis
Adult: by mouth, 400 mg daily in single or divided doses for 7 days
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Adult: by mouth, 400 mg twice daily for 14 days
Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
Adult and child: 15-20 mg/kg daily. Maximum 800 mg