ERYTHROMYCIN

Erythromycin

Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic that has an antimicrobial spectrum similar to or slightly wider than that of penicillin, and is often prescribed for people who have an allergy to penicillins. For respiratory tract infections, it has better coverage of atypical organisms, including Mycoplasma and legionellosis. It was first marketed by Eli Lilly and Company, and it is today commonly known as EES . It is also occasionally used as a prokinetic agent.

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erythromycin

Noun

  1. Any of a class of macrolide antibiotics produced by an actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces


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