Zithromax (azithromycin) is one of America’s best selling antibiotics, which has as many side effects as treatment purposes for which the drug is prescribed.

While millions of Americans take Zithromax with minimal complications, patients have recently reported serious injuries allegedly caused by the medication.

Zithromax kidney side effects is one of several major health complications patients have reported, which has led numerous claims of product liability against manufacturing company Pfizer.

Most recently, the website ehealthme.com collected thousands of injury reports from patients who allegedly suffered Zithromax complications, collected from the FDA and social media sources.

Consolidated on Sept. 15, 2016, ehealthme.com collected 17,400 reports from Zithromax patients. Approximately 308 (1.77%) of these patients reported Zithromax kidney side effects.

While Zithromax kidney side effects are relatively rare, patients should be vigilant for any symptoms of kidney damage.

Chronic kidney damage can lead to all around kidney failure, which can result in numerous other complications and even death. Long term treatment of kidney damage often consists of dialysis with patients often needing a kidney transplant.

Patients who are concerned with Zithromax kidney side effects should ask doctors to check for elevated “BUN” levels and elevated creatinine levels. Zithromax patients should be vigilant for signs of any complications related to the medication, with kidney side effects including:

• Fever
• Nausea
• Water or Bloody Diarrhea
• Clay Colored Stool
• Dark Urine
• Jaundice (Yellowing of Skin or Eyes)
• Abnormal Bruising
• Abnormal Bleeding (From Nose, Gums, and Digestive Tract)
• Unusual Vaginal Bleeding (Female Patients Only)

Overview of Zithromax Kidney Problems Correlation

Zithromax was first released into the United States market in the early 1990s, and quickly became one of the most popular antibiotics in the country.

This is due to the drug’s short prescription regime, which is five days instead of the typical ten, making it quite popular among adult and pediatric patients.

This medication works by inhibiting the reproduction function of bacterial cells instead of killing the bacteria outright like other antibiotics.

This treatment mechanism not only contains the infection site, but also forces the remaining bacterial cells to die out.

However, Pfizer began receiving of reports of Zithromax kidney side effects soon after its release.

In addition, Pfizer allegedly knew about the potential risk of Zithromax kidney side effects since 1998 but did not update the drug’s warning label until required by the FDA in late 2000.

This has caused numerous patients to allege the manufacturing company knew the scope of the risks associated with Zithromax but failed to warn the patient population and medical community.

Patients who may have suffered Zithromax kidney side effects, may be able to file legal action against Pfizer Inc. Potential claimants should contact a specialized lawyer, to determine if they have a Zithromax lawsuit.