For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) hospitalized for a respiratory cause, azithromycin might prolong time to respiratory-related and all-cause rehospitalization.

In "Azithromycin during Acute COPD Exacerbations Requiring Hospitalization (BACE): a Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial," researchers in Belgium report that adding a ...

An extended course of low-dose azithromycin may significantly reduce treatment failure in patients hospitalized for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), new data ...

May 3, 2019--The antibiotic azithromycin may reduce treatment failure in patients hospitalized for an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a randomized ...

Azithromycin may offer relief for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a randomized controlled trial, which found that the antibiotic can reduce treatment ...

Researchers suggest that a daily dose of antibiotic azithromycin can go a long way in reducing the risk of flare-ups in COPD. About Careers Internship MedBlog Contact us English (US) ...

They averaged 1.48 acute COPD exacerbations annually, compared to 1.83 exacerbations for the 559 participants who received traditional care without azithromycin.

For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) hospitalized for a respiratory-related event, administration of azithromycin is associated with a prolonged time to next respiratory ...

Commonly prescribed antibiotic reduces acute COPD attacks; Study finds azithromycin lowers frequency and severity of flare-ups. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 17, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com ...

Azithromycin significantly reduced the frequency of exacerbations (1.48 vs. 1.83 per patient-year, P<0.01), and increased the median time to first exacerbation (266 days vs. 174 days, P<0.001).

For patients with COPD who experienced an exacerbation in the last 12 months, add-on azithromycin therapy was deemed cost-effective, according to results published in Annals of the American ...