FDA says Zithromax can cause fatal irregular heart rhythm

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FDA says Zithromax can cause fatal irregular heart rhythm

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-fda-says-zithromax-cause-fatal-irregular-hearth-142850905--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.07CNWMyvii2wnf5iAM76Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-12T142850Z_1_CBRE92B148600_RTROPTP_2_PFIZER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman walks past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New York" align="left" title="A woman walks past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Tuesday that the popular antibiotic azithromycin, sold as Zithromax, can cause a potentially fatal irregular heart rhythm in some patients. The agency said the move follows its review of a study by medical researchers as well as a company study assessing the drug's potential for causing abnormal changes in the electrical activity of the heart. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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