The popular antibiotic azithromycin (Zithromax and Zmax, Pfizer) poses the risk for a potentially fatal irregular heart rhythm, which therefore warrants careful screening of patients for this drug, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Tuesday that the popular antibiotic azithromycin, sold as Zithromax, can cause a potentially fatal irregular heart rhythm in some patients. The agency ...

The commonly used antibiotic azithromycin is not linked to an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmia, an often life-threatening rapid, irregular heartbeat, according to a large study. The commonly ...

Azithromycin is an antibiotic that treats many bacterial infections like those in the lungs and skin. It's important to tell ...

Azithromycin pros beat cons in pneumonia Although azithromycin is usually first-line treatment, recent evidence has linked the drug with an increased risk of cardiovascular events. According to ...