Why is Azithromycin effective?

So long as the physician has correctly identified the bacteria responsible for the infection, Azithromycin is a powerful medication. It works by interrupting the way in which the bacteria synthesise the protein they need to survive. So long as you take the course of treatment prescribed by your physician, it will kill the maximum number of bacteria causing the infection and allow your body to heal. If you do not complete the course, there is a risk of reinfection and those bacteria that survive may now have resistance to the drug.

What do doctors say about Azithromycin?

As one of the best performing drugs with a track record of more than twenty years on the market, it has produced an enviable record for effectiveness and safety. Doctors know they can trust Azithromycin to deliver the goods. Because it has been on the market for so long, the children of the original patients know the name and also trust the drug to produce the best results.

What is this drug's history?

In 1980, this drug was developed in Yugoslavia, in a province that has now achieved independence under the name of Croatia. As a new version of an existing drug, erythromycin, it was patented in 1981 and began development for launch into the Eastern European markets. All Western pharmaceutical companies monitor the patent applications made in the drug field and this particular registration attracted the attention of Pfizer. In 1986, a deal was signed that gave Pfizer the exclusive right to distribute the drug in Western Europe and the U.S. It received FDA approval and was launched into the U.S. market in 1991 some three years after it was released into the Central and eastern European markets by the original developers. One of the consequences of this history is that the drug is available in multiple countries under different brand names. This can make it confusing. However, you can be assured that no matter what the name under which it is sold, it is the same highly effective antibiotic.