Lethal Adverse Effect of Common Antibiotic Discovered

photo Azithromycin box + capsules

One of the most popular antibiotics, azithromycin, has now been shown to cause fatal heart rhythms in some people.  You might have heard of it as ZITHROMAX, or in a conveniently packaged series of doses called Z-PAK.  Although rare, the severity certainly grabs our attention and warrants concern. This lethal adverse effect is not a […]

Violent Adverse Drug Reactions

Most of my patients are concerned about adverse effects of prescription medications. My own skeptical attitude on this and other issues underlies my approach to patient care, and has done so for as long as I have been practicing medicine. Prescription medications can be life saving, but for many reasons, they can also cause problems. […]