Antibiotic
azithromycin
Brand Names:
AzaSite; Zithromax; Zmax
Effect:
Decreased Protein Synthesis
May Prevent:
Endocarditis, Bacterial; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
May Treat:
Chlamydia Infections; Haemophilus Infections; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous; Neisseriaceae Infections; Otitis Media; Pneumonia, Mycoplasma; Skin Diseases, Infectious; Staphylococcal Infections; Streptococcal Infections; Tonsillitis; Urethritis
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to azithromycin:
  • A semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic structurally related to ERYTHROMYCIN. It has been used in the treatment of Mycobacterium avium intracellulare infections, toxoplasmosis, and cryptosporidiosis.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • An azalide, derived from erythromycin, and a member of a subclass of macrolide antibiotics with bacteriocidal and bacteriostatic activities. Azithromycin reversibly binds to the 50S ribosomal subunit of the 70S ribosome of sensitive microorganisms, thereby inhibiting the translocation step of protein synthesis, wherein a newly synthesized peptidyl tRNA molecule moves from the acceptor site on the ribosome to the peptidyl (donor) site, and consequently inhibiting RNA-dependent protein synthesis leading to cell growth inhibition and cell death.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic; related to erythromycin.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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