Potential Covid-19 drug azithromycin may up risk of cardiac events – Daijiworld.com

New York, Sep 17 (IANS): New research adds to the growing body of evidence that potential Covid-19 drug azithromycin — a commonly-prescribed antibiotic — may increase the risk for cardiac events in patients.
The study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, found that if the azithromycin drug is taken with certain other drugs that affect the electrical functioning of the heart, then cardiac events increased.
“Our findings should give researchers and clinicians looking at azithromycin as…

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