FDA issues warning on Z-Pak
Updated: Tuesday, March 12 2013, 07:13 PM EDT
NEW YORK (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - The Food and Drug Administration is out with a warning regarding a popular antibiotic manufactured by Pfizer.
The FDA says that azithromycin, known as the Z-Pak, can cause a potentially fatal heart problem.
Marlie Hall reports from New York.
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