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Erythromycin vs Azitromycin - What's the difference?

erythromycin | azitromycin |

As nouns the difference between erythromycin and azitromycin

is that erythromycin is any of a class of macrolide antibiotics produced by an actinomycete of the genus streptomyces while azitromycin is (pharmaceutical drug) an azalide antibiotic derived from erythromycin.

erythromycin

English

Noun

(wikipedia erythromycin) (en noun)
  • Any of a class of macrolide antibiotics produced by an actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces

    • azitromycin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) An azalide antibiotic derived from erythromycin.