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Common antibiotic azithromycin effectively kills many multidrug-resistant bacteria

Contrary to current medical dogma, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences report that the common antibiotic azithromycin kills many multidrug-resistant bacteria very effectively — when tested under conditions that closely resemble the human body and its natural antimicrobial factors.

11 Jun 2015

Breathing problems trouble U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, speculation about inhaled toxins

According to a new study some U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering unexplained breathing problems that may be related to exposure to unknown toxins.

21 Jul 2011

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

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.

2 Sep 2009

Hospira receives FDA approval for Azithromycin for injection

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.

30 Jun 2009

Sagent Pharmaceuticals receives FDA approval of Azithromycin for injection

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.

26 Mar 2009

Mylan receives FDA approval for Azithromycin tablets

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.

1 Jun 2007

Study highlights the effectiveness of azithromycin (Zithromax) in reducing infection rates of trachoma

The New England Journal of Medicine published today a study entitled "Mass Treatment with Single-Dose Azithromycin for Trachoma."

4 Nov 2004

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

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.

1 Nov 2004

Zithromax News and Research

Common antibiotic azithromycin effectively kills many multidrug-resistant bacteria

Breathing problems trouble U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, speculation about inhaled toxins

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

Hospira receives FDA approval for Azithromycin for injection

Sagent Pharmaceuticals receives FDA approval of Azithromycin for injection

Mylan receives FDA approval for Azithromycin tablets

Study highlights the effectiveness of azithromycin (Zithromax) in reducing infection rates of trachoma

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

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