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Azithromycin side effects

Aggregated from 1 medical source.

23 side effects

Side effectFrequencyMedlinePlus
Nauseanausea
Diarrheadiarrhea, severe diarrhea
Vomitingvomiting, vomiting or irritability while feeding (in infants less than 6 weeks old)
Abdominal painstomach pain, pain in the upper right part of the stomach
Headacheheadache
Palpitationsfast, pounding, or irregular heartbeat
Dizzinessdizziness
Faintingfainting
Rashrash with or without a fever, blisters or peeling, fever and pus-filled, blister-like sores, redness, and swelling of the skin, hives
Blistersblisters or peeling, fever and pus-filled, blister-like sores, redness, and swelling of the skin
Feverrash with or without a fever, fever and pus-filled, blister-like sores, redness, and swelling of the skin, flu-like symptoms
Hiveshives
Itchingitching
Respiratory distresswheezing or difficulty breathing or swallowing
Angioedemaswelling of the face, throat, tongue, lips, eyes, hands, feet, ankles, or lower legs
Hoarsenesshoarseness
Irritabilityvomiting or irritability while feeding (in infants less than 6 weeks old)
Jaundiceyellowing of the skin or eyes
Fatigueextreme tiredness, lack of energy
Bleedingunusual bleeding or bruising
Loss of appetiteloss of appetite
Muscle weaknessunusual muscle weakness or difficulty with muscle control
Eye inflammationpink and swollen eyes

8 additional sourcesdidn't return structured side-effect data: Mayo Clinic, NHS, My.clevelandclinic.org, GoodRx, Pulmonarychronicles.com, Singlecare.com, Medical News Today, PubMed.

Demographic risk groups

GroupRiskSources
pregnanthigher riskMedlinePlus
people with liver diseasehigher riskMedlinePlus
people with kidney diseasehigher riskMedlinePlus
infantsvomiting or irritability while feedingMedlinePlus
childrenmedication ingestionMedlinePlus
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