Where we live, your 12+ older child(ren) can go to the clinic and get medical help without your permission. The doctor/nurse can prescribe medication without your persmission. However, if it is a serious problem, meaning medication is expensive, they want u to use YOUR medical insurance to take care of the problem, BUT u will not be told the reason why, without your child's permission, because it's Michigan's law. Now I know my child recieve a phone call while in school, from the nurse at the local clinic, she called in the script, but need my medical card to get medication filled. I know my child got an STD by reading child's email to cousin. What std was the azithromycin prescribed for is my question.
2007-02-13 13:05:58 · 10 answers · asked by anney 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
You really, really need to talk with your child.
You can't change what's happened, but strong lines of communication between parents and children are very effective in keeping children from experimenting with various types of self-destructive behaviour, and that includes teen sex.
Further, no one here ought to be speculating as to why any particular drug was prescribed for any particular individual.
Just talk to your child.
2007-02-13 13:46:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Azithromycin or brand name Zithromax is the drug of choice for treating chlamydia. However, it is an excellent drug for many other things and is often prescribed before results come back on a culture swab because it also treats bladder injections and vaginitis caused by e.coli, pneumonia, urethritis, chanchroid, gonorrhea and some other gram negative bacteria.
In her case, when treating chlamydia is usually given in a z-pak (one 500 dose, then five days of 240 mg) or a single 1gm (1000 mg) dose.
Someone above stated syphilis, that's unlikely as syphilis is an uncommon STD. Besides, since syphilis is a serious disease, most clinicians tend to distrust oral antibiotics due to efficacy and failure to comply, so they prefer penicillin G 2.4 MU given IM in a single dose.
Also, chlamydia is the #1 STD out there - so given your two clues - STD + azithromycin = that's probably what it is. Why not ask her? Her medical info is confidential, the only way you have access to it is to ask her to share it with you.
2007-02-13 13:21:20 · answer #2 · answered by BabyRN 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
You have been readng your child's email and prying, but you haven't actually sat down and spoken to the child.....I'd say that was the biggest problem going on here. Stop trying to second guess what the anti-biotics are for and start communcating with your teen.
Positive, open relationships in which teens feel comfortable discussing things like this with their parents are for more effective in the battle against STDs and unwanted pregnancies.
2007-02-13 23:28:34 · answer #3 · answered by stepfordswiss 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you know its an STD then it is most likely for chlamydia, which you get from unprotected sex..500MG usually is the dose for chlamydia..But if she takes the medication right & doesn't have sex for 2 weeks after taking the medicine the STD should be gone..Law or no law you seriously need to talk to you kid about having safe sex
2007-02-13 20:44:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe this law exists for a reason.
If your child felt safe talking to you, then you would have
been the one to take them to the doctor. Why don't you
start by building that relationship instead of playing
Columbo with figuring out the meds.
All the Mycin drugs are "wide-range" antibiotics. It could for anything.
2007-02-13 14:33:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My guess would be chlamydia or gonorrhea. You could call a pharmacy and ask what type of antibotic would treat these two conditions and see what they say. Good luck, hope everything works out for you both.
2007-02-13 13:18:38 · answer #6 · answered by Ann Michelle 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
AZITHROMYCN is a strong antibiotic there should only be 6 pills per prescription
2007-02-13 13:12:26 · answer #7 · answered by railway 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i take Centrum A-Zinc, once a day. it doesnt really do a difference for my body/hair/nails as far as i can tell. but i dont see why you shouldnt, its good to get your vitamins
2016-03-29 05:35:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have got that precriped for a real bad cut on my foot;it;s an antibiotic and it;s for a number of things..
2007-02-13 13:19:52 · answer #9 · answered by Cami lives 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Probably syphilis. Read this: http://www.gjsentinel.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/std-/528106.html
2007-02-13 13:19:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋