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 ...

In 1982, after investing eight years of effort, Pfizer was preparing to end its work in macrolide research. Its work in finding an improved version of erythromycin had come up empty. But, as happens ...

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, ...

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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.

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 ...

The antibiotic Zithromax (azithromycin) significantly lowers older pneumonia patients' risk of death but slightly increases their risk of heart attack, a new study indicates. Researchers analyzed data ...

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.

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 ...

The antibiotics Zithromax and Zmax SR (azithromycin) can cause potentially fatal irregular heart rhythms, Health Canada says. Azithromycin is used for bronchitis, pneumonia, chest infections, urinary ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Pfizer Inc. said after the closing bell on Wednesday it has filed a petition with the Food and Drug Administration on the generic azithromycin products sold by Teva ...