Syphilis

Are tablets really as good as the injection?

Following on from the shortage thread. I would genuinely prefer tablets. Is the injection better or just traditional?

wool_coat 5 months ago

NoteMember experience, not medical advice. Symptoms overlap between infections and only a test can tell them apart.

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far_field 5 months ago

The injection has the strongest evidence and the longest track record, and it is the recommended first line treatment everywhere.

The alternative has been used for a long time in people who cannot have penicillin and does have supporting evidence, but it is a smaller and less rigorous body of work.

second_tuesday 5 months ago

The other difference is practical rather than pharmacological. The injection is given and complete. A course of tablets depends entirely on you taking every dose for weeks, and that is where real world outcomes diverge.

salt_marsh 5 months ago

There are also situations where the alternative is not considered acceptable at all, pregnancy being the clearest one. So preference has limits depending on your circumstances.

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