Chlamydia

[melc2009]

So one of my best friends called me friday to tell me that her doctor called with the results of her yearly pelvic exam which came back positive for chlamydia. She was given the usual prescription for 1g of azithromycin to be taken in one dose. However as a side affect to the antibiotic, she had extreme diarrhea about one hour after she took the medication. Her question for me was that she wanted to know if the antibiotic had a chance to be absorbed before she had the bowel movement, or if she will have to repeat the antibiotic treatment. Because of the holiday weekend she will not be able to call her doctor until tuesday. I'm not sure what to tell her, so any information i could pass along until she calls her doctor would be greatly appreciated.

[INnurse]

My suggestion to her would be to contact her pharmacist.

[TazziRN, RN]

If she's that concerned about it, she can go to an urgent care.

Why can't she call her doctor? All docs have answering services and there's always someone on call, even to answer a question.

[sirI, MSN, APRN, NP]

Please advise your friend to contact the ED and/or go to Urgent Care if she has concerns. allnurses.com cannot advise.