Akathisia With Azithromycin

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 609-

  Riesselman, Amber ^a   El Mallakh, Rif S ^b  

^a Sullivan University   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABNORMAL SENSATION; ADULT; AKATHISIA; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETTER; MALAISE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SITTING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; AKATHISIA, DRUG-INDUCED;

AKATHISIA, DRUG-INDUCED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84928230678     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: 15426270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1060028015570728     Document Type: Letter

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