Medication Reference
Medications A-Z
A library of drug guides focused on a single question: how is this medication different for Black patients? Every page leads with the published evidence, cites FDA labels and professional-society guidelines, and flags uncertainty where the research is mixed or absent.
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Amoxicillin
Penicillin antibioticBrand: Amoxil, Moxatag; with clavulanate as Augmentin
Otitis media, Strep pharyngitis, Sinusitis, UTI, Dental prophylaxis, H. pylori component
No meaningful race-specific efficacy differences. Three relevant points:Penicillin-allergy labeling. Approximately 10 percent of US adults carry a penicillin-allergy label, but testing confirms …
View guideAzithromycin
Macrolide antibioticBrand: Zithromax, Zmax, Z-Pak
Community-acquired pneumonia, Atypical pneumonia, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea (with ceftriaxone), Strep pharyngitis (PCN-allergic)
Two race-relevant concerns:QT prolongation and cardiovascular death. A 2012 NEJM analysis (Ray et al., 2012;366:1881–90, PMID 22591294) found a small but real …
View guideAmoxicillin
Penicillin antibioticBrand: Amoxil, Moxatag; with clavulanate as Augmentin
No meaningful race-specific efficacy differences. Three relevant points:Penicillin-allergy labeling. Approximately 10 percent of US adults carry a penicillin-allergy label, but testing confirms …
View guideAzithromycin
Macrolide antibioticBrand: Zithromax, Zmax, Z-Pak
Two race-relevant concerns:QT prolongation and cardiovascular death. A 2012 NEJM analysis (Ray et al., 2012;366:1881–90, PMID 22591294) found a small but real …
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