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Erythromycin is in a group of drugs called macrolide antibiotics. Erythromycin fights bacteria in the body.
Source:MULTUM
Erythromycins, also called macrolides, are a group of antibiotics , medicines that kill bacteria or prevent their growth. The antibiotics in this group are: azithromycin (Zithromax) clarithromycin (Biaxin) clindamycin (Cleocin) erythromycin (EES, Pediazole) lincomycin (Lincocin) These drugs are chemically related and have similar uses, but because they are distributed differently in the body, they may be used for different purposes.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Erythromycins are medicines that kill bacteria or prevent their growth. Purpose Erythromycins are antibiotics , medicines used to treat infections caused by microorganisms.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Erythromycins are medicines that kill bacteria or prevent their growth. Purpose Erythromycins are antibiotics , medicines used to treat infections caused by microorganisms.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Antibacterial; macrolide antibiotic produced by Saccharopolyspora erythraeus .
Source:AHFS
Penicillin V is an antibiotic in the penicillin group of drugs. It fights bacteria in your body.
Source:MULTUM
Penicillins are a group of closely related antibiotics that kill bacteria. There are several types of penicillins, each used to treat different kinds of infections, such as skin infections, dental infections, ear infections, respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, gonorrhea, and other infections caused by bacteria.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
The first of the first-generation antibiotics, Penicillium notatum is naturally produced by a mold. It was discovered serendipitously by British bacteriologist Alexander Fleming in 1928, and later developed successfully as a powerful therapeutic weapon by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; natural penicillin. Available as penicillin G benzathine, penicillin G potassium, penicillin G procaine, and penicillin G sodium.
Source:AHFS
Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; natural penicillin.
Source:AHFS
Penicillin G potassium is an antibiotic that fights bacteria in your body.
Source:MULTUM
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