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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

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

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 8 80%
Bronchitis 1 10%
General health 1 10%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Azithromycin.

  214.29 mg week 250 mg day 500 mg day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2  

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
2
0
0
1
1
0

Stopped taking Azithromycin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
4
0
0
0
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Azithromycin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 5 83% Course of treatment ended: 83%
Other 1 17% Other: 17%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 100% 1

General health

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 1

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)

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

See all evaluation results for Azithromycin



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