AZITHROMYCIN

Course overview

AZITHROMYCIN IS AN ANTIMICROBIAL MEDICATION USED IN THE TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF BACTERIAL INFECTIONS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS. IT IS IN THE MACROLIDE CLASS OF ANTIMICROBIALS. THE INFECTIONS TREATED BY AZITHROMYCIN ARE IMPORTANT CAUSES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, AND TOXICITIES OF AZITHROMYCIN THERAPY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING, AS WELL AS IMPORTANT PRESCRIBING AND MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE HEALTHCARE TEAM.