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How to Use

Spectinomycin is given by injection into a muscle. To help clear up your gonorrhea completely, usually only one dose is needed. However, in some infections a second dose of this drug may be required.

Gonorrhea and related infections are spread by having sex with an infected partner. Therefore, it may be desirable that the male sexual partner wear a condom - prophylactic during intercourse to prevent infection. Always it may be necessary for your partner to be treated at the same time you are being treated. This will help to avoid passing the infection back and forth.

Dosage

• For cervical, rectal, or urethral gonorrhea :
  • Adults and children 45 kilograms of body weight - 99 pounds and over: 2 grams injected into a muscle as a single dose.
  • Children up to 45 kilograms of body weight - 99 pounds: 40 milligrams per kilogram of body weight injected into a muscle as a single dose.
  • Infants: Use is not recommended.