Pharmaceutical forms Activity Indications Interactions Precautions Dosage Adverse Reactions		ACTIVITY Sumamed is broad spectrum antibiotic, first representative of a new subclass of macrolide antibiotics called azalides. By inhibition of protein synthesis it effects the ability of bacteria to replicate and grow. Antimicrobial spectrum of Sumamed includes different Gram - positive, Gram - negative, anaerobic, intracellular and atypical microorganisms. Because of the transport with white blood cells, Sumamed possesses a unique property - targeted activity at the site of infection. In infected tissues, Sumamed achieves high and sustained therapeutic concentrations that last five to seven days after the last dose. Because of that, administration of Sumamed is simple and short. High tissue concentration of Sumamed.  - 3 day administration provides 10 days of treatment Copyright 2001-2007 Pliva Hrvatska d.o.o. All rights reserved. Last change made: 28.03.2007.