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Zithromax 1 year 9 months ago #71371

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Does anyone have experience with taking Zithromax or a similar antibiotic and it's effect if any on your platelet count?
Unfortunately, I have bronchitis and my Internist wants me to take Zithromax. I am concerned as to what it might do to my counts.

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Zithromax 1 year 9 months ago #71373

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Assuming Zithromax is the US name for Azithromycin then it is the antibiotic my haemo recommends.
I've taken it 4 times in the last 7 years and it has never affected my platelet count.

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Zithromax 1 year 9 months ago #71377

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Yes it is Azithromycin.
Thank you for responding. It gives me reassurance that the drug will not cause my count to drop when I go to the haemo on Friday.
Stay well!

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Zithromax 1 year 8 months ago #71639

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Hello
Long time ago, my first haemo believed i had a relationship between staphilococus infection and itp. I was at antbiotics several times and staphilococus disappeared during a time...and my platelets increased a little...
So maybe you will help at least for a short period of time, your immune system

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