Azithromycin can cause side effects that range from mild to serious. More common side effects include nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. If azithromycin’s side effects become difficult to tolerate, ...

Azithromycin for premature newborns requiring breathing support failed to improve rates of survival without moderate or severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age, though it ...

Although several macrolide antibiotics are proarrhythmic and associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death, azithromycin is thought to have minimal cardiotoxicity. However, published ...

Azithromycin (Zithromax, Pfizer) is an interesting antibiotic commonly used in the treatment of common pediatric infections. Recently, readers of Infectious Diseases in Children have inquired about ...

NEW YORK CITY — Treatment guidelines increasingly recommend that certain antibiotics, particularly the macrolide azithromycin, no longer be used to treat many common infections. Inappropriate use has ...

A randomized controlled trial found that patients hospitalized for an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive poulmonary disease (COPD) experienced reduced rates of treatment failure when adding ...

Azithromycin is a generic drug prescribed for certain bacterial infections. It is available as the brand-name drug Zithromax. Azithromycin’s cost with and without insurance can depend on several ...

Azithromycin appears to significantly increase patients’risk for sudden cardiac death compared with patients taking no antibiotics,results of an analysis reveal. The hazard ratio for cardiovascular ...

Azithromycin (Zithromax) is an antibiotic. Combining azithromycin with alcohol may not be advisable when the body is fighting an infection. It could also make side effects worse. Azithromycin kills ...

Azithromycin can cause serious cardiac side effects if it is taken by people who have pre-existing cardiovascular conditions and can lead to sudden heart failure and death. Azithromycin, ...