Patient's question:
The doctor said the child needs to take azithromycin for a course, taking it for three days and then stopping for three days. After taking it for half a month, the cough has stopped. Once, they forgot to take it and followed a three-day-on, four-day-off schedule. Will this interfere with the medication's effectiveness?Doctor's answer:
According to the situation you described, if the baby has Mycoplasma infection, it is necessary to complete the full course of Azithromycin. Considering the baby's current condition, Azithromycin should be taken for three days, then stopped for three days, followed by three days of medication and four days of rest, then four days of medication and three days of rest. In this case, it is just one extra day of medication rest. Later, if you take the medicine diligently according to the course, it will definitely not interfere. Do not worry too much, and drink more water during the medication period.