FDA issues azithromycin alert

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FDA issues azithromycin alert

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The US FDA is advising healthcare professionals not to prescribe long-term azithromycin for prophylaxis of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome to patients who undergo donor stem cell transplants because of increased potential for cancer relapse and death
Medsafe is aware of a US warning that the antibiotic azithromycin can be harmful to blood and lymph node cancer patients who have undergone stem cell