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Harman Singh
St. Soldier Institute of Pharmacy , lidhran Campus Behind NIT Jalandhar - Amritsar By pass Nh-1 , Jalandhar-144011 Punjab , India
Rajesh Kumar
St. Soldier Institute of Pharmacy , lidhran Campus Behind NIT Jalandhar - Amritsar By pass Nh-1 , Jalandhar-144011 Punjab , India
Ajeetpal Singh
St. Soldier Institute of Pharmacy , lidhran Campus Behind NIT Jalandhar - Amritsar By pass Nh-1 , Jalandhar-144011 Punjab , India
Amarpal Singh
St. Soldier Institute of Pharmacy , lidhran Campus Behind NIT Jalandhar - Amritsar By pass Nh-1 , Jalandhar-144011 Punjab , India
Himani Rana
St. Soldier Institute of Pharmacy , lidhran Campus Behind NIT Jalandhar - Amritsar By pass Nh-1 , Jalandhar-144011 Punjab , India
Abstract
Antibiotics are drugs that fight against bacterial infections in humans and animals. They work by killing the bacteria or by making it hard for the bacteria to grow and multiply.
Macrolides are a class of drugs used to manage and treat various bacterial infections. Azithromycin, clarithromycin, and erthromycin are commonly used to treat infections like pneumonia, sinusitis, pharyngitis, and tonsillitis. They are also used in uncomplicated skin infections and otitis media in pediatric patients.
Macrolides are a class of antibiotic that includes erythromycin, roxithromycin, azithromycin and clarithromycin. First-line indications for macrolides include the treatment of atypical community acquired pneumonia, H. Pylori (as part of triple therapy), chlamydia and acute non-specific urethritis.
Key words: antibiotics, macrolide, Azithromycin, clarithromycin, and erthromycin.