Synonyms: 6-O-methylerythromycin | A-56268 | ABBOTT-56268 | Biaxin® | Klaricid® | TE-031
clarithromycin is an approved drug (FDA (1991), UK (2014))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Clarithromycin is a semisynthetic macrolide antibacterial. Structurally it is the 6-O-methyl ether of erythromycin A.
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References |
1. McGhee P, Clark C, Kosowska-Shick KM, Nagai K, Dewasse B, Beachel L, Appelbaum PC. (2010)
In vitro activity of CEM-101 against Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes with defined macrolide resistance mechanisms. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 54 (1): 230-8. [PMID:19884376] |