Azithromycin side effects

List of drug side effects
Common reactions Post marketing experience with Azithromycin immediate release

Common reactions
Overall, the most common treatment-related adverse reactions in adult subjects receiving a single 2.0 g dose of Zmax were diarrhea/loose stools (11.6%), nausea (3.9%), abdominal pain (2.7%), headache (1.3%), and vomiting (1.1%). The incidence of treatment-related gastrointestinal adverse reactions was 17.2% for Zmax and 9.7% for pooled comparators. Return to top

Post marketing experience with Azithromycin immediate release
There have been rare reports of QT prolongation and torsades de pointes. dehydration, pseudomembranous colitis, pancreatitis, oral candidiasis and rare reports of tongue discoloration cases of hepatic necrosis and hepatic failure, some of which have resulted in death agitation and syncope multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis taste/smell perversion and/or loss. Return to top
 * Allergic: arthralgia, edema, urticaria and angioedema
 * Cardiovascular: palpitations and arrhythmias including ventricular tachycardia and hypotension
 * Gastrointestinal: anorexia, constipation, dyspepsia, flatulence, vomiting/diarrhea rarely resulting in
 * General: asthenia, paresthesia, fatigue, malaise and anaphylaxis (rarely fatal)
 * Genitourinary: interstitial nephritis,acute renal failure, moniliasis and vaginitis
 * Hematopoietic: thrombocytopenia, mild neutropenia
 * Liver/Biliary: abnormal liver function including hepatitis and cholestatic jaundice, as well as rare
 * Nervous System: convulsions, dizziness/vertigo, headache, somnolence, hyperactivity, nervousness,
 * Psychiatric: aggressive reaction and anxiety
 * Skin/Appendages: pruritus, rash, photosensitivity, rarely serious skin reactions including erythema
 * Special Senses: hearing disturbances including hearing loss, deafness and/or tinnitus and reports of