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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

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

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 17 60%
Pneumonia 3 10%
Slow my ALS progress 2 7%
General health 2 7%
Treat my HIV 2 7%
Support another treatment 1 3%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Azithromycin.

  0 mg day 0 mg none 375 mg week 500 mg week 600 mg week 1200 mg week 1500 mg week 250 mg day 500 mg day 1000 mg day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 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
1
4
3
1
1
3

Stopped taking Azithromycin

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


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