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Drug

Azithromycin

Established medicine
ClassBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitorResearchActive indication expansion
Also known as AzaSite, Azitromicina, Zithromax, Zmax+2 more

AzaSite, Azitromicina, Zithromax, Zmax, Azithromycine, Azithromycinum.

5
Research papers
22
Active clinical trials
55
Protein targets
8
Regulatory events
Latest activity
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

Improving Cognition and Gestational Duration With Targeted Nutrition

Clinical trial2026-10-31Primary completion · ClinicalTrials.gov

Cardiovascular manifestations and treatment considerations in COVID-19.

Research2020-04-30Heart (British Cardiac Society)

Profile

Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Azithromycin
Aliases & brands
AzaSiteAzitromicinaZithromaxZmaxAzithromycineAzithromycinum
RxNorm CUI
18631
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL529
ATC codes
J01FA10S01AA26
UNII
J2KLZ20U1M
Primary mechanism
Bacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
Regulatory jurisdictions
fda

Pharmacology & targets

55 targets

Known molecular targets and mechanisms supported by curated pharmacology databases.

INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor
INHIBITORBacterial 70S ribosome inhibitor

Regulatory timeline

8 events

The complete regulatory record, grouped by authority — approvals, safety advisories and label changes. Each authority shows its most recent events; expand one to read its full history.

Earliest approval on record (generic/biosimilar)
2015-06-19
Latest approval
2015-06-19
Authorities
FDA
Total events
8
fdaU.S. Food and Drug Administration· 8 events
2026-09-29Label change
Label change: AZITHROMYCIN (ANDA203294)
Evidence ↗
2023-08-02Label change
Label change: AZITHROMYCIN (ANDA203294)
Evidence ↗
2023-08-02Label change
Label change: AZITHROMYCIN (ANDA203294)
Evidence ↗

Data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), public domain (CC0).

Clinical trials

195 trials

The current development programme across all trial phases — status mix, phase distribution and the late-stage studies shaping the evidence base.

Development programme
CLINICALTRIALS.GOV · LIVE REGISTRY
195
registered trials across all phases
LATEST COMPLETION 2026
22
Active studies
17
Recruiting
139
Late-stage (III+)
110
Completed
63
Discontinued
PHASE DISTRIBUTIONn = 195
Early Phase 12Phase 120Phase 1 / 24Phase 230Phase 2 / 35Phase 345Phase 460Phase N / A29

Late-stage studies

Phase III+ trials still open or recently active — where late-stage evidence is being generated.

Recent completions

Trials that read out recently, adding to the completed evidence base.

Research activity

5 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Publications over time
2006–2020
Most influential
Recent papers
Major research themes5
Betacoronavirus2Antiviral Agents1Coronavirus Infections1Pandemics1Pneumonia, Viral1
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • Aging1
  • Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)1
  • Heart (British Cardiac Society)1
  • JAMA cardiology1
  • Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM1
Leading researchers
  • Alemayehu W1
  • Chen T1
  • Chen Y1
  • Ferrari V1
  • Gaydos C1
  • Gold HS1
  • Grasmick M1
  • Hahn DL1
Leading institutions
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  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center1
  • Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology1
  • Dean Clinic1
  • Harvard-Thorndike Electrophysiology Institute1
  • School of Science1
  • University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine1

Related diseases

3 conditions

Regulator-approved indications and conditions co-mentioned with this drug across the research literature. Number shows shared papers.

Related drugs

3 matches

Drugs sharing diseases, protein targets and literature with this one. Ranked by graph evidence (shared targets + diseases weighted above co-mentions).

Studied across 10 of the same disease areas as Azithromycin in the shared literature.

10 shared diseases3 shared papers

Studied across 9 of the same disease areas as Azithromycin in the shared literature.

9 shared diseases1 shared paper

Studied across 4 of the same disease areas as Azithromycin in the shared literature.

4 shared diseases1 shared paper
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • ChEMBL (EMBL-EBI) & UniProt — pharmacology and targets
  • Europe PMC — research literature
  • ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trials
  • Regulatory event sources are credited in the Regulatory Timeline above.