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National Drug Formulary

Azithromycin

Availability of ACE Drug Guidance

No

Biologics Drug Information Overview

No

Post-marketing information

Dear Healthcare Professional Letters

Subsidy Information and Financing Scheme

Standard Drug List

Active ingredient: Azithromycin

General information

Subsidy Information and Financing Scheme

[SDL] Azithromycin Injection 500 mg

[SDL] Azithromycin Oral Suspension 200 mg/5 mL

[SDL] Azithromycin Tablet 250 mg

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Drug Guidance for Subsidy

Not Applicable

Post Marketing Information

DHCPL 10/09/2018 Azithromycin: Increased rate of relapses of haematological malignancies and mortality in haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patients treated with azithromycin (opens in new tab)

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General Availability in Public Healthcare Institution

Note:

General availability information reflected is based on the Public Healthcare Institutions’ (PHI) formulary on what is commonly used for treating their patient population and may or may not be available for patients not under the care of that institution. It does not reflect the PHI’s actual inventory availability and is subjected to change. Please consult the Public Hospitals (opens in new tab) or Polyclinics (opens in new tab) for details on availability and supply restrictions/considerations. General availability is not tied to any brand unless otherwise stated.

Users are to consult the respective PHIs for actual inventory availability and supply restrictions/consideration

Availability information

Formulation

Public Healthcare Institution

Injection 500 mg

  1. Alexandra Hospital

  2. Changi General Hospital

  3. Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

  4. Ng Teng Fong General Hospital

  5. National University Hospital

  6. Sengkang General Hospital

  7. Singapore General Hospital

  8. Tan Tock Seng Hospital

  9. Woodlands Health Campus

Oral Suspension 200 mg/5 mL

  1. Alexandra Hospital

  2. KK Women's and Children's Hospital

  3. Ng Teng Fong General Hospital

  4. National University Hospital

  5. Sengkang General Hospital

  6. Singapore General Hospital

Tablet 250 mg

  1. Alexandra Hospital

  2. Changi General Hospital

  3. Institute of Mental Health

  4. KK Women's and Children's Hospital

  5. Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

  6. National Cancer Centre

  7. National Heart Centre

  8. National Healthcare Group Polyclinics

  9. National Skin Centre

  10. Ng Teng Fong General Hospital

  11. National University Hospital

  12. National University Polyclinics

  13. Sengkang General Hospital

  14. Singapore General Hospital

  15. Singapore National Eye Centre

  16. Tan Tock Seng Hospital

  17. Woodlands Health Campus

Registered Product(s) Information

Clinical and product info

Clinical info

Product Info

Information under the Indication, Dosage and Contraindication sections are extracted from the relevant Package Insert/Patient Information Leaflet of the product available on HSA Infosearch. For more information, please refer to the product's Package Insert/ Patient Information Leaflet available on HSA Infosearch (opens in new tab).

The information provided is for informational purposes only, and is not exhaustive. The information provided is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider for any medical advice.

Information available here are product details as registered with the HSA. As this website is updated monthly, please refer to HSA Infosearch (opens in new tab) for the most updated product information.

Oral

* Clinical information is available for this product.

Intravenous

* Clinical information is available for this product.