FDA Investigating Z-Pak Antibiotic Linked to Heart Risks
ABC News (blog)
By MURTAZA AKHTER The study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, found patients prescribed Z-Pak were more likely to die than those prescribed amoxicillin, another antibiotic. The results were especially pronounced for those who …
Popular Antibiotic May Raise Risk of Sudden DeathNew York Times
Popular Antibiotic May Be Responsible For Sudden Cardiac DeathRedOrbit
Azithromycin May Up Risk of Cardiac DeathMedPage Today
NewsChannel5.com -Times of India
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Antibiotic 'Zithromax' linked with rare but deadly heart risk
KATU
Their risk of death while taking the drug was more than double that of patients on another antibiotic, amoxicillin, or those who took none. To compare risks, the researchers calculated that the number of deaths per 1 million courses of antibiotics …

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Azithromycin May up Chance of Sudden Cardiac Death
Medscape
May 16, 2012 (Nashville, Tennessee) — During a five-day course of azithromycin, patients had a small, increased risk of sudden cardiac death compared with those receiving amoxicillin or no antibiotics, in an observational study [1].

Popular Antibiotic May Raise Risk of Sudden Death
New York Times
The increased odds of death are small, but significant enough that the authors of the study say doctors should consider prescribing a different drug, like amoxicillin, for high-risk patients who need antibiotics. People at high risk include those with …
Z-Pak Antibiotic Raises Death Risk for Some, Says StudyABC News (blog)
Azithromycin May Up Risk of Cardiac DeathMedPage Today
Study Links Antibiotic to Slight Rise in Heart Patients' Death RiskU.S. News & World Report
Turkish Press -Family Practice News Digital Network -Doctors Lounge
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Antibiotic Linked With Rare but Deadly Heart Risk
ABC News
Their risk of death while taking the drug was more than double that of patients on another antibiotic, amoxicillin, or those who took none. To compare risks, the researchers calculated that the number of deaths per 1 million courses of antibiotics …

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Azithromycin may up chance of sudden cardiac death
TheHeart.Org
Nashville, TN – During a five-day course of azithromycin, patients had a small, increased risk of sudden cardiac death compared with those receiving amoxicillin or no antibiotics, in an observational study [1]. The small, heightened risk was greater …

Philly Man Charged with Prescription Forgery at Walgreens
Patch.com
He also attempted to acquire the antibiotic Amoxicillin and the antihistamine Promethazine. A pharmacist called police after a prescription caught his attention because of the high dosage of drugs being prescribed. An investigation showed none of the …
Philadelphia man allegedly forged prescriptionsThe Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com

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Pernix Therapeutics Introduces Omeclamox-Pak®, First Product in …
MarketWatch (press release)
Treatment consists of the protein pump inhibitor omeprazole and two broad spectrum antibiotics; clarithromycin tablets and amoxicillin capsules. The medications are to be taken together, twice daily, for ten days. "We have recruited a new sales force …
PERNIX THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS INC : Pernix Therapeutics Reports First Quarter …4-traders

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Philadelphia man allegedly forges doctors' signatures to get prescription …
The Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com
Michael Dell Leaphart, 32, of Philadelphia, allegedly forged the names of three different physicians in an attempt to get prescriptions for Oxycondone, Amoxicillin and Proimethazine, court papers say. Leaphart also used a false name when confronted by …

The antibiotic, amoxicillin-clavulanate, before a meal may improve small bowel …
Medical Xpress
The common antibiotic, amoxicillin-clavulanate, may improve small bowel function in children experiencing motility disturbances, according to a study appearing in the June print edition of the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition from …

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