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Azithromycin
SACAA Part 67 assessment
Acceptable with conditions / grounding period
Active ingredient(s)
Acceptable antibiotics (beta-lactams, Erythromycin, Azithromycin, Doxycycline, Clindamycin, Quinolones, Sulphonamides, Fosfomycin, Sodium fusidate, Chloramphenicol)
Anti-microbial
Typical grounding period: 48 hours (2 days)
Measured from the last dose, and only once completely side-effect free.
Guidance notes
All antibiotics must be taken for 48 hours without any side effects before commencing aviation activity. Short courses only for erythromycin, azithromycin and clindamycin. Injectable antibiotics are not acceptable. The infection itself must also have resolved sufficiently for duty.
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