Background Azithromycin mass drug administration (MDA) to ages 1–59 months can reduce childhood mortality; however, more ...

Azithromycin is an antibiotic drug. It can help treat a range of bacterial infections that affect the lungs, sinuses, skin, and other parts of the body. Learn about its uses, risks, side effects, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Among hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia, those treated with azithromycin plus beta-lactams had lower in-hospital mortality and mortality rates at 30 and 90 days post-admission ...

In the hunt for a COVID-19 therapy, some researchers have hit upon a combination of antimalarial hydroxychloroquine and antibiotic azithromycin as a potential answer. So far, clinical results have ...

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Tuesday that the popular antibiotic azithromycin, sold as Zithromax, can cause a potentially fatal irregular heart rhythm in some patients.