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Daily Big 3 - Azithromycin Dosage

Posted by bayarea58 @bayarea58, May 12 1:59pm

For those on DAILY Big 3, what is your daily Azithromycin dosage? My local Dr. is recommending 250 mg a day, but I have read 500 mg a day is more common for daily regimens. I will be running the question by NJH on my upcoming visit, but am curious what other NTM patients are taking in terms of their daily Azithromycin dosages. Thanks.

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cd33 | @cd33 | May 22 8:57am
In reply to @sueinmn "@bayarea58 More important than the dosage is that sensitivity testing has been done to be sure..." + (show)
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@bayarea58 More important than the dosage is that sensitivity testing has been done to be sure your NTM will respond to arithromycin. I just looked back - I was on 500mg three times a week, then 250mg when they switched me to daily dosing.

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What does the sensitivity testing consist of?

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | May 22 11:55am
In reply to @cd33 "What does the sensitivity testing consist of?" + (show)
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What does the sensitivity testing consist of?

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It is part of the lab work when growing cultures of NTM. Plates with "colonies" of mycobacteria from your sputum are inoculated with tiny amounts of a variety of drugs usually used to treat NTM and put back in the incubator. After a set period, they are examined under a microscope to see which antibiotics are killing the germs.

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