Editing Azithromycin (section)

===Usage===
In 2010, azithromycin was the most prescribed antibiotic for outpatients in the US,<ref name="pmid23574140">{{cite journal | vauthors = Hicks LA, Taylor TH, Hunkler RJ | title = U.S. outpatient antibiotic prescribing, 2010 | journal = The New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 368 | issue = 15 | pages = 1461–2 | date = April 2013 | pmid = 23574140 | doi = 10.1056/NEJMc1212055 | doi-access = free | title-link = doi }}</ref> whereas in Sweden, where outpatient antibiotic use is a third as prevalent, macrolides are only on 3% of prescriptions.<ref name="pmid24047077">{{cite journal | vauthors = Hicks LA, Taylor TH, Hunkler RJ | title = More on U.S. outpatient antibiotic prescribing, 2010 | journal = The New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 369 | issue = 12 | pages = 1175–6 | date = September 2013 | pmid = 24047077 | doi = 10.1056/NEJMc1306863 }}</ref> In 2017, and 2022, azithromycin was the second most prescribed antibiotic for outpatients in the United States.<ref>{{cite web | title=Outpatient Antibiotic Prescriptions — United States, 2017 | website=U.S. [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) | date=26 March 2020 | url=https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/community/pdfs/Annual-Report-2017-H.pdf | access-date=30 March 2020 | archive-date=30 March 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330005713/https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/community/programs-measurement/state-local-activities/outpatient-antibiotic-prescriptions-US-2017.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Outpatient Antibiotic Prescriptions — United States, 2022 | website=U.S. [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) | date=15 November 2023 | url=https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/data/report-2022.html | access-date=17 November 2023 | archive-date=8 March 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308023304/https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/data/report-2022.html | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, it was the 78th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 8{{nbsp}}million prescriptions.<ref name="Top 300" /><ref name="Azithromycin Drug Usage Statistics" />
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