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What is Azithromycin?

Azithromycin is an antibiotic that is used to treat bacterial infections such as throat infections, sinusities, and pneumonia. As an ophthalmic preparation it is used to treat bacterial conjunctivitis.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2 25%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 25%
None
4 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

Nausea
1 13%
Nausea/Vomiting
1 13%
Appretite Loss
1 13%
Temporarily effects stability
1 13%
Weight loss
1 13%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Azithromycin. See all 13 dosages ►

  600mg as needed as needed 4 other daily 500 mg weekly 600 mg weekly 1000 mg weekly 1200 mg weekly 200 mg/5 mL daily 1500 mg weekly 250 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 1000 mg daily
  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 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Azithromycin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
18 50% Course of treatment ended: 50%
Doctor's advice
12 33% Doctor's advice: 33%
Not indicated
3 8% Not indicated: 8%
Did not seem to work
2 6% Did not seem to work: 6%
Other
2 6% Other: 6%
Side effects too severe
1 3% Side effects too severe: 3%

See all 32 patients who’ve stopped taking Azithromycin

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Azithromycin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
3
3
4
4
1

Stopped Taking Azithromycin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
14
0
8
9
1
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
7 88%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 13%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
2 25%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
6 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
4 50%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 22, 2009.