Chlamydia is usually treated with a course of antibiotics. There are two main types:
- Doxycycline — two capsules a day for seven days
- Azithromycin — a 1g dose, followed by two 500mg tablets over two days
Doxycycline is the most commonly prescribed in the UK, with azithromycin used as an alternative for patients who aren’t able to tolerate doxycycline.
To prevent the infection being passed on we recommend that you avoid having sex until you have completed your course of treatment (or up to a week after if you have taken azithromycin).
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Authored Dec 06, 2021
by Joseph Issac, MPharm
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