Azithromycin is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections such as respiratory tract infections, Lyme disease, ear infections, conjunctivitis, and skin infections. It is also sometimes ...

Zithromax azithromycin, also known as Z-Pak, is an antibiotic approved for treatment of respiratory, skin and other bacterial infections. Studies link the drug to side effects, including an increased ...

Debates over whether hydroxychloroquine should be taken to help lessen the duration and impact of COVID-19 have revolved around the drug's reputation for causing cardiac events such as abnormal heart ...

Azithromycin (as dihydrate) 100mg/5mL, 200mg/5mL; cherry-vanilla-banana flavor. Use packets only for doses equal to 1g. COPD: 500mg once daily for 3 days; or 500mg once for 1 day, then 250mg once ...

Compared with amoxicillin, azithromycin was shown in a recent study to increase both the relative and absolute risks of cardiovascular death among patients being treated on an outpatient basis.

Azithromycin use outside the hospital setting is associated with significantly higher risk of death—both cardiovascular and noncardiovascular—but not sudden cardiac death, according to a retrospective ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recent azithromycin use was associated with an increased risk for azithromycin-resistant gonorrhea, according to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SALT LAKE CITY — Early azithromycin use did not affect hematologic relapse among pediatric hematopoietic stem ...

Pfizer has terminated the ALLOZITHRO trial (N=480) due to this increased risk. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety alert regarding the use of azithromycin as a prophylactic ...

Azithromycin (multiple brands) should not be used to prevent bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) in patients with hematologic malignancies who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), ...

Exacerbations were eliminated in about one-third of adult asthma patients treated prophylactically with the macrolide azithromycin, a researcher reported. In the real-world study presented at CHEST ...