is sold as a combination drug with cefixime as anex-az, azifine-c, aziter-c, brutacef-az, cezee, fixicom-az, emtax-az, olcefone-az, starfix-az, zeph-az, zicin-cx, and zifi-az. it is also sold as a combination drug with nimesulide as zitroflam; in a combination with tinidazole and fluconazole as trivafluc, and in a combination with ambroxol as zathrin-ax, laz-ax and azro-am. research covid-19 despite early evidence showing azithromycin slowed down coronavirus multiplication in laboratory settings, further research indicates it to be ineffective as a treatment for covid-19 in humans. after a large-scale trial showed no benefit of using azithromycin in treating covid-19, the uk's national institute for health and care excellence (nice) updated its guidance and no longer recommends the medication for covid-19.