CBS 47 March 13, 2013 -- The popular antibiotic azithromycin may cause a potentially fatal irregular heart rhythm in some people, the FDA says. Also sold under the names Zithromax and Zmax, and often called a Z-pack, the antibiotic can cause changes in the ... and more »
Bloomberg The guidelines recommended doctors switch from cefixime, an oral treatment, to an injected antibiotic called ceftriaxone, in combination with another generic d...
Examiner.com A change in national treatment guidelines in 2010 to prolong the use of cephalosporins, replacing cefixime with high doses of ceftriaxone plus azithromycin before resistance reached the 5 percent threshold. Resistance to cefixime has reached a level ... and more »
Family Practice News Digital Network A subanalysis of a large national study found no difference in the length of hospital stay for children with pneumonia, whether they had received ceftriaxone alone or in combination with azithromycin , Dr. Derek J. Williams said at the annual meeting of ...
Medscape Cefixime was prescribed to 789 (61%) of 1298 patients in 2009, 568 (50%) of 1145 patients in 2010, and only 55 (5%) of 1194 patients in 2011. At the same time, ceftriaxone use increased gradually from 2008 to 2011. Azithromycin was prescribed together ... and more »
