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Brand Names: Zithromax, Zithromax Z-Pak

What is Azithromycin? Azithromycin is an antibiotic (similar to erythromycin) that is used to treat bacterial infections such as throat infections, sinusities, and pneumonia. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

31 patients in the community are taking or have taken Azithromycin.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 19 61%
Pneumonia 3 9%
Treat my HIV 2 6%
General health 2 6%
Slow my ALS progress 2 6%
Bronchitis 1 3%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Azithromycin.

  0 mg none 53.5725 mg week 71.43 mg week 85.716 mg week 171.432 mg week 214.29 mg week 250 mg day 500 mg day 600 mg day 1000 mg day
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Azithromycin or how long patients were taking Azithromycin before stopping.

Currently taking Azithromycin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
2
5
2
1
1

Stopped taking Azithromycin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
7
1
2
3
1
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Azithromycin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 12 75% Course of treatment ended: 75%
Doctor's advice 3 19% Doctor's advice: 19%
Did not seem to work 2 13% Did not seem to work: 13%
Other 2 13% Other: 13%
Not indicated 2 13% Not indicated: 13%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 4 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 33% 1
None 33% 1
Can't tell 33% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 25% 1
None 75% 3

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 4 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 4)

  • Kathie MS FEB 2002
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • Kathie MS FEB 2002
  • by Kathie MS FEB 2002
    Oct 21, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • General health

  • Stradog585
    Mental Symptoms: mild
    Physical Symptoms: none
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: moderate
    29
    VL 217
    See profile
  • Stradog585
  • by Stradog585
    Nov 16, 2008
  • EfficacyCan't tell
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other

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