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AZASITE (azithromycin)
- pink eye from bacterial infection
1 % eye drops
- Instill 1 drop into affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route once daily
Default screening record
- Instill 1 drop into left eye by ophthalmic route once daily for 5 days
- Instill 1 drop into right eye by ophthalmic route once daily for 5 days
- Instill 1 drop into both eyes by ophthalmic route once daily for 5 days
- Instill 1 drop into left eye by ophthalmic route once daily
- Instill 1 drop into right eye by ophthalmic route once daily
- Instill 1 drop into both eyes by ophthalmic route once daily
- Instill 1 drop into affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route once daily for 5 days
- Instill 1 drop into affected eye(s) by ophthalmic route once daily
- None
Contraindicated
- None
Severe
Moderate
- None
- None
Contraindicated
- None
Severe
Moderate
- No disease contraindications
AZASITE (azithromycin)
- pink eye from bacterial infection
- None
- None
More Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
- None
- Ocular irritation
Less Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
Rare / Very Rare
Severe
- Contact dermatitis
- Corneal erosion
- Fungal infection of eye
- Punctate keratitis
- Urticaria
Less Severe
- Blurred vision
- Dry eye
- Dysgeusia
- Facial edema
- Nasal congestion
- Ocular discharge
- Sinusitis
- Skin rash
Contraindicated
None
Severe Precaution
None
Management or Monitoring Precaution
Azithromycin (Ophth)
No safety & efficacy for age <1 year. Systemic form used in age >6 months.
- 1 Day – 364 Days
- No safety & efficacy for age <1 year. Systemic form used in age >6 months.
Azithromycin
- Severity Level:
2
- Additional Notes: Available human data show no increased risk for major birth defects
Contraindicated
None
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| None |
Precaution Exists
None
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| None |
No Known Risk
Azithromycin
Amt excreted unlikely to have clin signif effect; may alter gi flora
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| No known risks; does not adversely affect lactation | Excreted | No adverse effect | Amt excreted unlikely to have clin signif effect; may alter gi flora |
Contraindicated
None
Precaution Exists
None
No Known Risk
None
- None
| Bacterial conjunctivitis | |
| H10.02 | Other mucopurulent conjunctivitis |
| H10.021 | Other mucopurulent conjunctivitis, right eye |
| H10.022 | Other mucopurulent conjunctivitis, left eye |
| H10.023 | Other mucopurulent conjunctivitis, bilateral |
| H10.029 | Other mucopurulent conjunctivitis, unspecified eye |
| H10.3 | Unspecified acute conjunctivitis |
| H10.30 | Unspecified acute conjunctivitis, unspecified eye |
| H10.31 | Unspecified acute conjunctivitis, right eye |
| H10.32 | Unspecified acute conjunctivitis, left eye |
| H10.33 | Unspecified acute conjunctivitis, bilateral |
| 0-9 | A-Z |
|---|---|
| H10.02 | Other mucopurulent conjunctivitis |
| H10.021 | Other mucopurulent conjunctivitis, right eye |
| H10.022 | Other mucopurulent conjunctivitis, left eye |
| H10.023 | Other mucopurulent conjunctivitis, bilateral |
| H10.029 | Other mucopurulent conjunctivitis, unspecified eye |
| H10.3 | Unspecified acute conjunctivitis |
| H10.30 | Unspecified acute conjunctivitis, unspecified eye |
| H10.31 | Unspecified acute conjunctivitis, right eye |
| H10.32 | Unspecified acute conjunctivitis, left eye |
| H10.33 | Unspecified acute conjunctivitis, bilateral |
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