The Z-Pak is a favorite antibiotic because you take it for only five days instead of 10. "I took my Z-Pak and it worked great. After a day, I was feeling back to my normal self," Melinda Roskos said.

The antibiotic, sold under the brand names Zithromax and Zmax as Z-Pak capsules, is produced by Pfizer and is commonly used to treat bronchitis, pneumonia and other infections. Z-Pak is more expensive ...

A little over a year ago, a study suggested that people who take the common antibiotic azithromycin A/K/A a "Z-pack" may be at an increased risk of death from a heart problem. Scary stuff, since ...

A new study suggests that one of the most popular antibiotics on the market for treating bacterial infections could be deadly among certain patients. Zithromax, commonly known as the Z-Pak, is ...

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Patients prescribed the antibiotic azithromycin are more likely to die than those prescribed a different antibiotic, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday.

Check your medicine cabinet. You might have a common drug which a new FDA warning says may carry serious or even fatal heart risks. The warning comes 10 months after a study published in the New ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- There's new warning about a popular antibiotic you might have taken. The Food and Drug administration says azithromycin, known as the Z-Pak, can cause a potentially deadly heart ...

It depends on the underlying cause of your sinus infection. A doctor may prescribe azithromycin (Zithromax), also known as Z-Pack, to help treat a sinus infection caused by one of the following ...