A new study published in the journal BMJ in February 2020 reports that macrolide or penicillin antibiotic consumption in pregnancy could be linked to several adverse health outcomes in children. These ...

Use of macrolide antibiotics during pregnancy slightly elevates the risk for cerebral palsy and/or epilepsy in children, according to an observational study published online March 25 in PLOS One.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a warning on the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) concurrently with a macrolide antibiotic such as azithromycin. The alert ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The meta-analysis included 20 randomized control trials with 2,067 participants. Patients who used macrolides ...

According to a meta-analysis, long-term macrolide therapy at low doses could reduce acute exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Long-term macrolide therapy at low doses ...

Background The macrolide antibiotics clarithromycin and erythromycin may potentiate calcium-channel blockers by inhibiting cytochrome P450 isoenzyme 3A4. However, this potential drug interaction is ...

Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are characterized by worsening respiratory symptoms, which are almost always accompanied by an increase in airway inflammation.1 – 3 The ...