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Azithromycin, could put your life, literally, on the line here. abcs dr. richard besser has the warning. >> reporter: "z," its the letter relied on by so many people fighting common infections. z-pak antibiotics. just one pill for five days. >> i took z-pak for the first time for a sinus infection. >> i have done the z-pak twice. >> ive taken z-pak before for sinus infection. >> reporter: but the new study finds a problem. taking a z-pak, azithromycin, increases your risk of sudden heart death p...

Want you to ask your doctor that can reduce your risk even further. the first is, do i really need this antibiotic? many times we take them for things like colds and flus where they just dont work. if i do need an antibiotic, is there another one? if you are worried about the z-pak, is there another one that works just as well? especially if you have heart disease. dr. richard besser, abc news, new york. >> important nounksment for a lot of folks. coming up next, so many songs and so many fond...

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Pack. the researchers are from vanderbilt university. they say zit throw max can increase your chances of a rare but deadly heart condition. the highest risk in folks who have already had heart problems. people usually take z pack for five days to treat things like sinus infections and sometimes pneumonia. there is a very good chance you have taken it. in fact, it was the eighth most prescribed medicine in the united states last year. more than 56 million prescriptions. thats roughly one z-pak f...

Zit. hromax it h. twice the death rate than those who did not. >> the headline should be that zithromiocyn might be linked heart disease patients at high risk for heart disease. that should be the headline. and that should not alter the way that doctors and patients, when needed prescribe zithromax. >> it should also be noted that medicaid patients have lower incomes and higher disabilities. its unclear if this study would be the exact same in the general population, shep. >> shepard: any statem...