Azithral belongs to the class of drugs known as macrolide antibiotics. It works by killing bacteria or preventing their growth. However, Azithral will not work for colds, flu, or other virus infections. Azithral Injection may be used for other problems as determined by your doctor.
Azithral is available only with your doctor’s prescription.
Once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although these uses are not included in product labeling, Azithral is used in certain patients with the following medical condition:
Trachoma (treatment).
Prescription: Yes
Warnings: Tell your doctor if you have liver problems (jaundice), muscle problem (myasthenia gravis), heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia), electrolyte imbalance (low potassium or magnesium level). In rare case, the use of Azithral-500 Tablet 5's can cause diarrhoea, so in case if you have watery or bloody diarrhoea, stop taking Azithral-500 Tablet 5's and call your doctor. However, do not take any anti-diarrheal medicine until your doctor tells you. It is not known whether Azithral-500 Tablet 5's harm the baby in pregnancy or not. Consult your doctor if you are pregnant, planning for pregnancy or breastfeeding before using Azithral-500 Tablet 5's. Do not take Azithral-500 Tablet 5's if you are allergic to Azithral-500 Tablet 5's or other macrolide antibiotics, using cholesterol-lowering drugs (statins like simvastatin, lovastatin etc.), anti-gout or anti-arthritis drugs (colchicine) and medicine for treating overActive bladder (tolterodine). Azithral-500 Tablet 5's is not recommended for the patients with pneumonia who are judged to be inappropriate for oral therapy due to moderate to severe illness or risk factor.
Medicine Interaction: Azithral-500 Tablet 5's have interactions with anti-Nausea pills (domperidone), mental health pills (pimozide, amisulpride), anti-migraine medicines (ergotamine, dihydroergotamine), anti-cholesterol pills (simvastatin), bladder weakness medicine (tolterodine) and anti-gout/arthritis medicine (colchicine). Taking these drugs with Azithral-500 Tablet 5's may cause serious side effects.
Drug Schedule: Schedule H Prescription
Side Effects: severe stomach pain, diarrhea that is watery or bloody,
headache with chest pain and severe dizziness, fainting, fast or pounding heartbeats,
liver problems - Nausea, upper stomach pain, itching, tired feeling, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes) or
severe skin reaction - fever, sore throat, swelling in your face or tongue, burning in your eyes, skin pain followed by a red or purple skin rash that spreads (especially in the face or upper body) and causes blistering and peeling.
Older adults may be more likely to have side effects on heart rhythm, including a life-threatening fast heart rate.
Common Azithral side effects may include:
diarrhea,
Nausea, vomiting, stomach pain or
headache.
How to Store it: Store protected from moisture at a temperature not exceeding 30 C.
Over Dose: Store protected from moisture at a temperature not exceeding 30 C.
Precautions: Store protected from moisture at a temperature not exceeding 30 C.
Missed Dose: Store protected from moisture at a temperature not exceeding 30 C.
