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Day 1Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5TAKE Z-PAK ® FOR 5 DAYS 1 OR...(azithromycin) 250 mgTAKE AZITHROMYCIN TO1 DAY. 1 DOSE.2Please see accompanying Zmax brief summary.Zmax is indicated for mild to moderate acute bacterialsinusitis in adults due to Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxellacatarrhalis, or Streptococcus pneumoniae and is also indicatedfor community-acquired pneumonia due to Chlamydophilapneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae,oror Streptococcus pneumoniae in adult and pediatric patientsaged 6 months and over, deemed appropriate for oral therapy.Zmax and Zithromax are contraindicated in patients withknown hypersensitivity to azithromycin, erythromycin, or anymacrolide or ketolide antibiotic. If an allergic reaction occurs,appropriate therapy should be instituted. Physicians should beaware that reappearance of the allergic symptoms may occurwhen symptomatic therapy is discontinued.There have been rare reports of serious allergic reactions includingangioedema, anaphylaxis, Stevens Johnson syndrome, and toxicepidermal necrolysis in patients on other formulations ofazithromycin therapy. Rarely, fatalities have been reported.Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD) has beenreported with use of nearly all antibacterial agents, includingazithromycin, and may range in severity from mild diarrheato fatal colitis. CDAD must be considered in all patients whopresent with diarrhea following antibiotic use. Carefulmedical history is necessary since CDAD has been reported tooccur over two months after the administration ofantibacterial agents. If CDAD is suspected or confirmed,ongoing antibiotic use not directed against C. difficile may needto be discontinued, and appropriate management and treatmentof C. difficile should be instituted as clinically indicated.As with all macrolides, including Zmax, exacerbations ofmyasthenia gravis have been reported.