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Taking Azithromycin
10 Patients currently take Azithromycin
9 Patients stopped taking Azithromycin
Kathie MS FEB 2002 Sensation: none Overall: mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile Kathie MS FEB 2002 daily since Dec 18, 2007
confettimike Mental Symptoms: moderate Physical Symptoms: mild Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none 39 VL 1.0M See profile confettimike Zithromax, 600 mg weekly since Jul 28, 2007

Brand Names: Azithromycin (IV), Zithromax
See also: Azithromycin (IV)

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...

What we've learned

Why Patients Take Azithromycin

Other	5
General health	2
Pneumonia	1
Not indicated	1
slow my disease's progress	1

Patient Dosages


250 mg daily	500 mg daily	600 mg weekly	1500 mg weekly	600 mg as needed	N/A
2	1	1	1	2	3

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Azithromycin

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
3	1	0	2	2	1

Why Patients Stopped Taking Azithromycin (multiple reasons could be selected)

Course of treatment ended	6
Doctor's advice	3
Not indicated	2
Did not seem to work	1
Other	1

How Long Patients Took Azithromycin Before Stopping

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
3	2	2	2	1	0

Average: Azithromycin Ratings

	2

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