Editing Azithromycin (section)

===Pregnancy and breastfeeding===
While some studies claim that no harm has been found with use during pregnancy,<ref name=AHFS2015/> more recent studies with mice during late pregnancy has shown adverse effects on embryonic testicular and neural development of prenatal azithromycin exposure (PAzE)  . One recent  study claims ''obvious fetus changes were observed under high-dose, mid-pregnancy and multi-course exposure''.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Wang H |title=Azithromycin exposure during pregnancy disturbs the fetal development and its characteristic of multi organ toxicity |journal=Elseiver Life Sciences |date=Sep 2023 |volume=329 |doi=10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121985 |pmid=37516432 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0024320523006203|url-access=subscription }}</ref> However, there need to be more well-controlled studies in pregnant women.<ref name="Zithromax FDA label">{{cite web | title=Zithromax- azithromycin dihydrate tablet, film coated; Zithromax- azithromycin dihydrate powder, for suspension | website=DailyMed | date=29 September 2023 | url=https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=b749df83-49b0-433e-8a62-589a048dd716 | access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>

The safety of the medication during [[breastfeeding]] is unclear. It was reported that because only low levels are found in breast milk and the medication has also been used in young children, it is unlikely that breastfed infants would have adverse effects.<ref name=Breast2015/>