Azithromycin

The Lancet study said that an overlap in regulatory powers between national and state-level agencies complicate antibiotics availability.

Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, either alone or in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin, do not show any notable antiviral effect against infections with the novel coronavirus in macaques or human lung cells, according to two new studies in the journal Nature.

The Union Health Ministry has recommended the use of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine in combination with azithromycin on those severely suffering from COVID-19 who require ICU management. In its revised guidelines on the 'Clinical Management of COVID-19' issued on Tuesday, the ministry said the drug is presently not recommended for children a...

Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have discovered that administering the antibiotic azithromycin alongside a standard recommended drugs reduces infection rates by 50 per cent for women who undergo a cesarean delivery.

Drug firm Lupin on Thursday said US-based subsidiary Gavis Pharmaceuticals has received tentative approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an anti-bacterial drug in the American market.

In another instance of recall of drugs made in India, 62,555 bottles of Azithromycin tablets manufactured by Wockhardt are being recalled by PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals Inc in the US market.

The company is also recalling 5,464 cartons of Azithromycin tablets and 3,572 cartons of Clarithromycin tablets, both antibiotic drugs, for deviation from CGMP norms.

Aurobindo Pharma on Monday announced receipt of final approval from the US health regulator to manufacture and market its generic versions of Parkinson's disease treatment drug Entacapone tablets and antibiotics Azithromycin in the American market.

Effective single-dose antimicrobial treatment regimens have been identified only for adults. According to a new study, single-dose azithromycin is as effective for treatment of cholera in children as standard erythromycin therapy.

The Lancet study said that an overlap in regulatory powers between national and state-level agencies complicate antibiotics availability.

Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, either alone or in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin, do not show any notable antiviral effect against infections with the novel coronavirus in macaques or human lung cells, according to two new studies in the journal Nature.

The Union Health Ministry has recommended the use of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine in combination with azithromycin on those severely suffering from COVID-19 who require ICU management. In its revised guidelines on the 'Clinical Management of COVID-19' issued on Tuesday, the ministry said the drug is presently not recommended for children a...

Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have discovered that administering the antibiotic azithromycin alongside a standard recommended drugs reduces infection rates by 50 per cent for women who undergo a cesarean delivery.

Drug firm Lupin on Thursday said US-based subsidiary Gavis Pharmaceuticals has received tentative approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an anti-bacterial drug in the American market.

In another instance of recall of drugs made in India, 62,555 bottles of Azithromycin tablets manufactured by Wockhardt are being recalled by PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals Inc in the US market.

The company is also recalling 5,464 cartons of Azithromycin tablets and 3,572 cartons of Clarithromycin tablets, both antibiotic drugs, for deviation from CGMP norms.

Aurobindo Pharma on Monday announced receipt of final approval from the US health regulator to manufacture and market its generic versions of Parkinson's disease treatment drug Entacapone tablets and antibiotics Azithromycin in the American market.

Effective single-dose antimicrobial treatment regimens have been identified only for adults. According to a new study, single-dose azithromycin is as effective for treatment of cholera in children as standard erythromycin therapy.