It is not the first time I am going to post about Azithromycin, the antibiotic it was giving to Tommy to treat him from the pneumonia. The doctors were never sure he actually got pneumonia while he was hospitalized two years ago, but they gave it to him. One of this medication sever side effect is muscle weakness, but it goes beyond that, this drug has a WARNING from the FDA because can be life threatening. If you have heart issues, know someone with heart issue or muscle issues (the heart is a muscle) please pay attention to the following warning:
WARNING TO EVERYONE WHO HAS HEART ISSUES AND MUSCLE ISSUES!
Safety Announcement[3-12-2013] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public that azithromycin (Zithromax or Zmax) can cause abnormal changes in the electrical activity of the heart that may lead to a potentially fatal irregular heart rhythm. Patients at particular risk for developing this condition include those with known risk factors such as existing QT interval prolongation, low blood levels of potassium or magnesium, a slower than normal heart rate, or use of certain drugs used to treat abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias. This communication is a result of our review of a study by medical researchers as well as another study by a manufacturer of the drug that assessed the potential for azithromycin to cause abnormal changes in the electrical activity of the heart. Click here to read the complete safety announcement from the FDA official website.
Thank God that Tommy doesn't have heart issues, so I don't want to even think what it would have happened when this drug was given to him. More than ever before, I feel strong in not allowing doctors giving any type antibiotics to Tommy until we get the DNA test done. I will request to our local Down syndrome for Checking Tommy's heart because the antibiotic went all over his body, so I want to make sure his heart muscle is working properly.
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