#z-pak

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Primary Care Docs Happily Handing Out Z-Pak Prescriptions to Coronavirus Patient

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CHICAGO, IL—Citing decades’ worth of experience using the drug to treat all types of viral respiratory infections, the nation’s primary ...

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A popular antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections can cause abnormal -- and possibly fatal -- heart rhythms in some patients, according to a new warning from the Food and Drug Administration.

The drug, azithromycin, sells under the name Zithromax or Zmax and is commonly sold in what's called a Z-Pak.

The FDA warning comes after the agency reviewed a study on the drug that was published last May in the New England Journal of Medicine, as well as another study by a manufacturer of the antibiotic.

....Researchers at Vanderbilt University looked at the records of thousands of Tennessee Medicaid patients over a period of 14 years. They found a 2.5 times higher risk of death from heart disease in the first five days of using a Z-Pak when compared to another common antibiotic or no antibiotics at all.

....Pfizer, which produces the drug, released a statement Tuesday, saying: "The majority of patients treated with Zithromax (azithromycin) are not affected by this label update."

So should people with heart problems stop taking the drug? Not necessarily.

"This just adds another 'con,'" said Wayne Ray, professor of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt and the study's lead researcher.

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Azithromycin is a commonly used medication that is a member of the macrolide family of antibiotics.  A detailed review of the use of Azithromycin in the treatment of acne vulgaris can be found @ http://scienceofacne.com/azithromycin-zithromax/

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MED REVIEW MONDAY

Azithromycin is one of the world's best selling antibiotics. It is derived from erythromycin. Because of its non-specific nature, it is prescribed for a wide variety of infections, including the following: ear infections, strep throat, pneumonia, cellulitis, sinus infection, Lyme disease, pertussis, salmonella, pelvic inflammatory disease and chlamydia. 

Side effects include diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. Like with most antibiotics, oral contraceptives are not effective during the cycle(s) which the drug is consumed. 

Azithromycin comes in three forms: oral suspension, IV injection or tablets. It's most commonly seen in tablet form as the "Z-pak" (6 doses, the first day including a double dosage) or "Tri-pack" (3 doses).