All partners of patients who test positive for Chlamydia or Gonorrhea should be treated as if they are infected. If a physician takes responsibility to ensure partner treatment, the provider should examine and treat all of the persons the patient had sex with in the 60 days prior to the date the patient was tested. If this is not possible, patients may be given medication to give to their sex partners. This is called Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) or Patient Delivered Partner Therapy (PDPT). Public Health - Seattle & King County will provide free medications for patients who test positive to give to their partner(s).

You can call or fax the prescriptions directly to one of the pharmacies listed below. Only these pharmacies stock the free, partner delivered medication. Please indicate to the pharmacy that you wish to call in the free Public Health medication Pack 1 or Pack 2.

(Chlamydia)

Pack 1- Azithromycin (Zithromax), 1 gram po once stat

(Gonorrhea)

Pack 2- Azithromycin (Zithromax), 1 gram and Cefpodxime (Vatin), 200mg 2 tablets (400mg) once po stat

• Washington State DOH Background and Recommendations for Incorporating Patient Delivered Partner Therapy (PDPT) by Health Care Providers
  
• • Visit WA State DOH website: Washington State Sexually Transmitted Disease EPT
    
    
• WA State Medical Quality Assurance Commission Policy Statement
  
  
• WA State Medical Association Resolution on EPT
  
  
• American Medical Association Statement on EPT
  
  
• CDC Review and Guidance on EPT
  • Visit CDC website: Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT)