How Zmax can help your child

Your child is likely to have the most bacteria in his or her body early in the infection. That is when you need your medicine to be the strongest.1

Zmax fights the types of bacteria that are making your child sick. You give Zmax to your child as a single, one-time dose that keeps working to fight the bacteria in your child’s body for up to 10 days.2,3

And because you give it to your child only once, you won’t have to worry about missing a dose.

Zmax is indicated in children ages 6 months of age or older for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia.2,4,5


What is community-acquired pneumonia?

Pneumonia is a bacterial infection in the lungs. The type of pneumonia you get outside the hospital is called community-acquired pneumonia. Common symptoms of this form of pneumonia include:

  • High fever
  • Chills
  • Fast breathing and rapid heart rate
  • Coughing that brings up mucus
How does my child take Zmax?

Zmax is a single-dose, liquid medicine that comes in a great-tasting cherry-banana flavor for children.

Follow these steps for dosing:

  • Shake it well
  • Give your child the amount of Zmax prescribed by the doctor—try giving Zmax in small sips using a dosing cup or spoon
  • Have your child take it on an empty stomach (at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal). This helps minimize side effects
  • Give your child the medicine within 12 hours after you get it from the pharmacy
  • Do not freeze or refrigerate Zmax
Side effects

The most common side effects in children taking Zmax are vomiting, diarrhea/loose stools, and stomach pain. Others include rash, loss of appetite, fever, and nausea. For children who took Zmax and got diarrhea, most symptoms went away by the second day.4

Do not give Zmax to children with a known allergy or hypersensitivity to azithromycin, erythromycin, or any other antibiotic.

Call your doctor right away if your child has hives, trouble swallowing, swelling of the face or throat, or trouble breathing, such as wheezing, after taking Zmax, or if youir child vomits within one hour of taking Zmax.