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 was effective for the treatment for women with Ureaplasma urealyticum, showing a similar therapeutic effect to that of doxycycline. Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Azithromycin (Zithromax, Pfizer) is an interesting antibiotic commonly used in the treatment of common pediatric ...

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 ...

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The use of azithromycin reduces maternal infection in women during unplanned cesarean delivery, but its effect on those with planned vaginal delivery is unknown. Data are needed on whether an ...

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 ...

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 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 ...