Medicine Combinations to Treat Gonorrhea and Chlamydia

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Sexually Transmitted Infections: Medicines

 

Sexually Transmitted Infections: Medicines

Gonorrhea and chlamydia often occur together, so they are both treated at the same time even if you don't know which one it is. To do this, use 2 medicines, one from each section below. For each section, the best choices are listed first and in order of next best after that. For example, the best combination is ceftriaxone and azithromycin.

Also treat the person’s sexual partner or partners with the same medicines.

Medicine	How much to give	How to use
ceftriaxone	250 mg (In some countries, 500 mg may be recommended instead)	inject into muscle, 1 time only
or cefixime	400 mg	by mouth, 1 time only
or spectinomycin	2 grams (2000 mg)	inject into muscle, 1 time only
AND
azithromycin	1 gram (1000 mg)	by mouth, 1 time only
or doxycycline (do not use doxycycline if you are pregnant and avoid using it if you are breastfeeding)	100 mg	by mouth, 2 times a day for 7 days
or erythromycin	500 mg	by mouth, 4 times a day for 7 days

This page was updated:05 Jan 2024