The following adverse reactions have been identified during post-approval use of azithromycin. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure.
Adverse reactions reported with azithromycin during the postmarketing period in adult and/or pediatric patients for which a causal relationship may not be established include:
Allergic:Arthralgia, edema, urticaria and angioedema.
Cardiovascular:Arrhythmias including ventricular tachycardia and hypotension. There have been reports of QT prolongation, torsades de pointes, and cardiovascular death.
Gastrointestinal:Anorexia, constipation, dyspepsia, flatulence, vomiting/diarrhea, pseudomembranous colitis, pancreatitis, oral candidiasis, pyloric stenosis, and reports of tongue discoloration.
General:Asthenia, paresthesia, fatigue, malaise and anaphylaxis (including fatalities).
Genitourinary:Interstitial nephritis and acute renal failure and vaginitis.
Hematopoietic:Thrombocytopenia.
Liver/biliary:Abnormal liver function, hepatitis, cholestatic jaundice, hepatic necrosis, and hepatic failure
[see Warnings and Precautions (
5.2)]
.
Nervous system:Convulsions, dizziness/vertigo, headache, somnolence, hyperactivity, nervousness, agitation and syncope.
Psychiatric:Aggressive reaction and anxiety.
Skin/appendages:Pruritus, serious skin reactions including, erythema multiforme, AGEP, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, and DRESS.
Special senses:Hearing disturbances including hearing loss, deafness and/or tinnitus and reports of taste/smell perversion and/or loss.