Azithromycin
| Definition: |
A semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic structurally related to ERYTHROMYCIN. It has been used in the treatment of Mycobacterium avium intracellulare infections, toxoplasmosis, and cryptosporidiosis. |
| Also Called: |
Azithromycin Dihydrate,Azithromycin Monohydrate,CP-62993,Goxal,Sumamed,Toraseptol,Vinzam,Zentavion,Zithromax |
| CAS Type 1 Name: |
CAS Number: |
83905-01-5 |
| Previously Indexed: |
Erythromycin/analogs & derivatives (1987-1993) |
Azithromycin Definitions and Terms
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