Sulfisoxazole acetyl is an ester of _sulfisoxazole_, a broad-spectrum sulfanilamide and a synthetic analog of para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) with antibacterial activity. Sulfisoxazole acetyl competes with PABA for the bacterial enzyme, _dihydropteroate synthas…

Azithromycin is a broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic with a long half-life and a high degree of tissue penetration [A174172]. It was initially approved by the FDA in 1991 [A174175]. It is primarily used for the treatment of respiratory, enteric and genito…

Benzoyl peroxide is a commonly used drug in topical treatments for acne.[L33249,L33264,L33269,L33299,L33314] It has been formulated as products with either a single active ingredient,[L33249,L33299] or with [erythromycin],[L33264] [clindamycin],[L33269] or [a…

Cethromycin is a 3-keto (ketolide) derivative of erythromycin A with an 11,12-carbamate group and an O-6-linked aromatic ring system.[A203369] Cethromycin represents a joint development effort by Abbott Laboratories, Taisho Pharmaceuticals, and Advanced Life …

Clarithromycin, a semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic derived from erythromycin, inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit. Binding inhibits peptidyl transferase activity and interferes with amino acid translocation…

Dirithromycin is a macrolide glycopeptide antibiotic used to treat many different types of bacterial infections, such as bronchitis, pneumonia, tonsillitis, and even skin infections.

Erythromycin is a bacteriostatic antibiotic drug produced by a strain of Saccharopolyspora erythraea (formerly Streptomyces erythraeus) and belongs to the macrolide group of antibiotics which consists of [Azithromycin], [Clarithromycin], [Spiramycin] and othe…

KOS-2187, a novel erythromycin-based motilin agonist, or motilide, as a clinical candidate for the treatment of gastrointestinal motility disorders such as gastroparesis and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Miocamycin is a macrolide type antimicrobial [A176170]. This drug may be marketed in Japan for clinical use as it is listed in the Japanese pharmacopeia [L5737]. It has shown to be effective against several gram-positive and gram-negative microbes and may be …

Mitemcinal (GM-611) is a novel erythromycin-derived prokinetic agent that acts as an agonist at the motilin receptor.

Oleandomycin is a macrolide antibiotic, though it is less effective than erythromycin. It is synthesized from strains of _Streptomyces antibioticus_.

Roxithromycin is a semi-synthethic macrolide antibiotic that is structurally and pharmacologically similar to [erythromycin], [azithromycin], or [clarithromycin]. It was shown to be more effective against certain Gram-negative bacteria, particularly _Legionel…

Telithromycin, a semi-synthetic erythromycin derivative, belongs to a new chemical class of antibiotics called ketolides. Ketolides have been recently added to the macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin class of antibiotics. Similar to the macrolide antibiotics,…

A macrolide antibiotic that is similar to erythromycin.