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Antibiotic used to treat trachoma reduces child mortality in Ethiopia, study finds

2. September 2009 23:56
The antibiotic used to treat trachoma, "the world's leading preventable cause of blindness," may also protect children living in Ethiopia from death from of other diseases, according to a recent study, the Associated Press reports. [More]

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Hospira receives FDA approval for Azithromycin for injection

30. June 2009 03:09
Hospira, Inc has announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a 500 mg vial of azithromycin for injection in the ADD-Vantage System. [More]

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Sagent Pharmaceuticals receives FDA approval of Azithromycin for injection

26. March 2009 17:40
Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of azithromycin for injection, a semi-synthetic, macrolide antibiotic that is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. Sagent will offer azithromycin in a 500 mg vial for intravenous use. [More]

Mylan receives FDA approval for Azithromycin tablets

1. June 2007 13:21
Mylan Laboratories Inc. ( NYSE:MYL ) today announced that Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) for Azithromycin Tablets, 250 mg and 500 mg.
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Study highlights the effectiveness of azithromycin (Zithromax) in reducing infection rates of trachoma

4. November 2004 18:33
The New England Journal of Medicine published today a study entitled "Mass Treatment with Single-Dose Azithromycin for Trachoma." [More]

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Studies show Pfizer's Azithromycin Microspheres effective as treatment for respiratory tract infections

1. November 2004 22:18
Pfizer Inc.'s new investigational microsphere formulation of azithromycin, which is dosed as a one-time-only oral antibiotic, is comparable to other frequently prescribed treatments for some of the most common respiratory tract infections in adult patients. [More]
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