NEW YORK-- (BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. announced today it will extend its donation of the antibiotic Zithromax® (azithromycin) to the International Trachoma Initiative through 2025, building on the ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare but surprising risk found in a 14-year study.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A single-dose of the antibiotic azithromycin, sold in the U.S. under the trade name Zithromax, is recommended as the first therapy to use against traveler's diarrhea, ...

WASHINGTON -- Azithromycin (Zithromax, Zmax), an antibiotic generally used to treat infections of the lung, sinuses, and skin, should not be given long term to patients with cancers of the blood or ...

NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Tuesday that U.S. regulators approved its generic version of an injectable form of Pfizer Inc.'s Zithromax antibiotic. The company plans ...

Azithromycin 500mg/vial; for IV infusion after reconstitution and dilution. Give by IV infusion 1mg/mL over 3hrs or 2mg/mL over 1hr. ≥16yrs: Pneumonia: 500mg once daily for at least 2 days, switch to ...

CHICAGO - An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare and surprising risk found in a 14-year study.

Zithromax was everywhere, then it fell out of favor. A new study shows the case against it was overblown. Which is correct? Any person who has ever visited a doctor’s office is likely to have taken a ...

Silver Spring, MD - The popular antibiotic azithromycin (Zithromax/Zmax, Pfizer) poses the risk of a potentially fatal irregular heart rhythm and therefore warrants careful screening of patients for ...

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology major Wockhardt will be launching Azithromycin tablets in the United States. Wockhardt Limited received approval from the United States Food & Drug Administration (US ...

Antibiotic shortages have become a big challenge for child health. For example, amoxicillin and cephalexin are among the most commonly prescribed antibiotics for children, used to treat a variety of ...