You have been given this medication Azithromycin to treat your chlamydia infection.

Azithromycin is not considered first line treatment for chlamydia.

Doxycycline is considered first line treatment drug of choice however certain criteria mean it is not suitable for some people to take, below is the excluded criteria of those who cannot take Doxycycline:

• You have advised us that you are pregnant or there could be a risk of pregnancy.
• You have a known allergy to Doxycycline.
• You have advised the clinician that you are breastfeeding

Additionally:

• You have no symptoms of lower abdominal pain for women or painful testicles for men. You may be experiencing a slight discharge or some stinging when you pass urine and females may experience some “spotting” between periods or after sex.

The medication you receive will be in two boxes each containing four tablets. You will need to take one box of four tablets on day one (four tablets in one go) and then two tables on the second day and the final two tablets on the third day.

The medication can cause an upset stomach and/or diarrhoea. Ideally you should take your medication with food or within an hour of eating. If you vomit within 3 hours of taking your medication please contact the department as you may need to start the course again.

You are not allowed to have any sex while on treatment and for a further four days ( 7 days in total). This includes sex with a condom, oral sex or any genital to genital contact. This must also be the rule until your partner(s) have also completed treatment.

Please ensure that all your partner(s) are made aware of the infection so they can get access to testing. This will reduce the risk of re-infection to you. Partners under the age of 25 can order chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing kits online at https://www.freetest.me/

Routine repeat testing is not recommended unless the nurse or doctor has advised this. Tests may remain positive up to 6 weeks after testing.

If you’re under the age of 25 or we would recommend repeat testing 3 months after the infection is treated. You should receive a text reminder for this.

If you are pregnant it is highly recommended that you do a test to ensure your infection had cleared. This is essential to entire that there is no risk to your baby.

You have been given this medication Azithromycin to treat your possible chlamydia infection.

DO NOT START YOUR TREATMENT UNTIL YOU HAVE DONE YOUR TEST.

Note if your test result is positive for gonorrhoea this treatment will not work and you must contact clinic and arrange to attend for further treatment.

Azithromycin is not considered first line treatment for chlamydia.

Doxycycline is considered first line treatment drug of choice however certain criteria mean it is not suitable for some people to take. Below is the criterion for those for who may prescribe azithromycin as an alternative:

• You have advised us that you are pregnant or there could be a risk of pregnancy.
• You have a known allergy to Doxycycline.
• You have advised the clinician that you are breastfeeding.

Additionally:

• You have no symptoms of lower abdominal pain for women or painful testicles for men. You may however be experiencing a slight discharge or some stinging when you pass urine and females may experience some “spotting” between periods or after sex.

The medication you received will be in two boxes each containing four tablets. You will need to take one box of four tablets on day one (four tablets in one go) and then two tables on the second day and the final two tablets on the third day.

The medication can cause an upset stomach and / or diarrhoea. Ideally you should take your medication with food or within an hour of eating. If you vomit within 3 hours of taking your medication please contact the department as you may need to start the course again.

You are not allowed to have any sex while on treatment and for a further 4 days (7 days in total). This includes sex with a condom, oral sex or any genital to genital contact. This may last longer as you wait until your partner(s) has also tested and completed their treatment.

If your result is positive for chlamydia please ensure that all your partner(s) are made aware of the infection so they can get access to testing. This will reduce the risk of re-infection to you. Partners under the age of 25 can order chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing kits online at https://www.freetest.me/

Routine repeat testing is not recommended unless the nurse or doctor has advised this. Tests may remain positive up to 6 weeks after testing.

If you’re under the age of 25 or we would recommend repeat testing 3 months after the infection is treated. You should receive a text reminder for this.

If you are pregnant it is highly recommended that you do a test to ensure your infection has cleared. This is essential to entire that there is no risk to your baby.