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== Azithromycin ==
 
== Azithromycin ==
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Azithromycin is traditionally used to treat bacterial rather than viral infections, and hence would not be expected to be effective if prescribed alone to treat [[coronavirus]]:<ref>https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a697037.html</ref>
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Azithromycin is traditionally used to treat bacterial rather than viral infections, and hence would not be expected to be effective if prescribed alone to treat [[coronavirus]] (COVID-19):<ref>https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a697037.html</ref>
 
{{Cquote|Azithromycin is used to treat certain bacterial infections, such as bronchitis; pneumonia; sexually transmitted diseases (STD); and infections of the ears, lungs, sinuses, skin, throat, and reproductive organs. Azithromycin also is used to treat or prevent disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection [a type of lung infection that often affects people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)]. Azithromycin is in a class of medications called macrolide antibiotics. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria.}}
 
{{Cquote|Azithromycin is used to treat certain bacterial infections, such as bronchitis; pneumonia; sexually transmitted diseases (STD); and infections of the ears, lungs, sinuses, skin, throat, and reproductive organs. Azithromycin also is used to treat or prevent disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection [a type of lung infection that often affects people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)]. Azithromycin is in a class of medications called macrolide antibiotics. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria.}}
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Azithromycin is reportedly effective in reducing the viral load, and in combating lung infections which are associated with COVID-19.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/malaria-pill-chloroquine-tested-as-coronavirus-treatment-2020-3</ref>
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