Hypotensive episodes associated with azithromycin infusion: a potentially fatal adverse drug reaction

We report the first case of hypotensive episodes associated with intravenous (IV) azithromycin. This is a potentially fatal adverse drug reaction (ADR), with the risk of irreversible end‐organ damage, and therefore must be recognized and treated immediately. In our case, the reaction was successfull...

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Autores principales: Wong, Jeffrey, Munsif, Maitri, O'Hehir, Robyn, Hew, Mark, Dabscheck, Eli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2019
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6682541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31406576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.464
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Sumario:We report the first case of hypotensive episodes associated with intravenous (IV) azithromycin. This is a potentially fatal adverse drug reaction (ADR), with the risk of irreversible end‐organ damage, and therefore must be recognized and treated immediately. In our case, the reaction was successfully managed by immediate cessation of the azithromycin infusion. It is important for clinicians to be aware of this ADR as azithromycin is a commonly prescribed medication worldwide.

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