Zydus pharma company gets FDA nod for antibiotic drug Azithromycin which is used to treat bacterial infections.
Everything You Need to Know About Azithromycin Antibiotic
"Zydus Lifesciences Limited (including its subsidiaries/affiliates) has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to manufacture and market Azithromycin tablets USP, 500 mg," the company said in a statement. The drug will be manufactured at the group's formulation manufacturing facility in Moraiya, Ahmedabad, the company said.
Antibiotics - Use and Abuse
Antibiotics are among the most used and abused medications. This article explains some general features about antibiotics.
Antibiotics are among the most used and abused medications. This article explains some general features about antibiotics.
‘Azithromycin antibiotic is used for bacterial infections treatment such as bronchitis, pneumonia, sexually transmitted diseases (STD), infections of the ears, lungs, sinuses, skin, throat, and reproductive organs.’
In the US, Azithromycin tablets USP, 500 mg had annual sales of $20 million, it said citing IQVIA MAT February 2023 data. Source-IANS
Azithromycin
This medication is a macrolide antibiotic used for various bacterial infections such as infections of the middle ear, throat, bronchus, sinuses, skin and soft tissue. It is also useful in treating pneumonia, typhoid, gonorrhoea, granuloma inguinale and chancroid. It prevents bacterial growth.
This medication is a macrolide antibiotic used for various bacterial infections such as infections of the middle ear, throat, bronchus, sinuses, skin and soft tissue. It is also useful in treating pneumonia, typhoid, gonorrhoea, granuloma inguinale and chancroid. It prevents bacterial growth.
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Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health concern that has reached gigantic proportions. Antibiotic resistance is a change that occurs in bacteria when they are exposed to antibiotics used to treat infections caused by them. This change makes the antibiotics ineffective and the antibiotic-resistant bacteria become “superbugs”.
Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health concern that has reached gigantic proportions. Antibiotic resistance is a change that occurs in bacteria when they are exposed to antibiotics used to treat infections caused by them. This change makes the antibiotics ineffective and the antibiotic-resistant bacteria become “superbugs”.
Quiz on Antibiotics
Your doctor may suggest antibiotics at the first sight of an infection, but how much do you really know about these wonder drugs? Test yourself.
Your doctor may suggest antibiotics at the first sight of an infection, but how much do you really know about these wonder drugs? Test yourself.
