Azithromycin

آزیترومایسین

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🦠 Antiinfectives For Systemic UseMacrolide

Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA

Zithromax (US)

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Acute otitis media · Regimen source: FDA Zithromax · 2.2, Table 2FDA Zithromax · 2.2, Table 3

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🛡️ Safety & information

Contraindications

  • ⛔ Known hypersensitivity to azithromycin, erythromycin, any macrolide or ketolide. FDA Zithromax · 4.1
  • ⛔ History of cholestatic jaundice/hepatic dysfunction with prior azithromycin. FDA Zithromax · 4.2

Warnings

Formulations

👥 Special populations

  • 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

    Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Zithromax · 8.1

    “Risk Summary Available data from published literature and postmarketing experience over several decades with azithromycin use in pregnant women have not identified any drug-associated risks for major birth defects, miscarriage, or adverse maternal or fetal outcomes (see Data ) .”
  • 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

    Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Zithromax · 8.2

    “Risk Summary Azithromycin is present in human milk (see Data ) .”
  • 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

    The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Zithromax · 8.4

    “[see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) , Indications and Usage (1.2) , and Dosage and Administration (2.2) ] Safety and effectiveness in the treatment of pediatric patients with acute otitis media, acute bacterial sinusitis and community-acquired pneumonia under 6 months of age have not been established.”
  • 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

    Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Zithromax · 8.5

    “[see Warnings and Precautions (5.4) ]”
  • ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

    The source for this drug has no section for this group.

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