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Descriptor English: Azithromycin
Descriptor Spanish: Azitromicina
Descriptor acitromicina
Entry term(s) azitromicina
Scope note: Antibiótico macrólido semisintético relacionado estructuralmente con la ERITROMICINA. Se ha utilizado en el tratamiento de infecciones por Mycobacterium avium intracellulare, toxoplasmosis y criptosporidiosis.
Descriptor Portuguese: Azitromicina
Descriptor French: Azithromycine
Entry term(s): Azadose
Azithromycin Dihydrate
Azithromycin Monohydrate
Azitrocin
Azythromycin
CP 62993
CP-62993
CP62993
Dihydrate, Azithromycin
Goxal
Monohydrate, Azithromycin
Sumamed
Toraseptol
Ultreon
Vinzam
Zentavion
Zithromax
Zitromax
Tree number(s): D02.540.576.500.992.050
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017963
Scope note: A semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic structurally related to ERYTHROMYCIN. It has been used in the treatment of Mycobacterium avium intracellulare infections, toxoplasmosis, and cryptosporidiosis.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Anti-Bacterial Agents
Registry Number: 83905-01-5
CAS Type 1 Name: 1-Oxa-6-azacyclopentadecan-15-one, 13-((2,6-dideoxy-3-C-methyl-3-O-methyl-alpha-L-ribo-hexopyranosyl)oxy)-2-ethyl-3,4,10-trihydroxy-3,5,6,8,10,12,14-heptamethyl-11-((3,4,6-trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)-beta-D-xylo-hexopyranosyl)oxy)-, (2R-(2R*,3S*,4R*,5R*,8R*,10R*,11R*,12S*,13S*,14R*))-
Previous Indexing: Erythromycin/analogs & derivatives (1987-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94; AZITHROMYCIN was indexed under ERYTHROMYCIN/*analogs & derivatives 1987-93
Online Note: use AZITHROMYCIN (NM) to search AZITHROMYCIN 1987-93
History Note: 94; was AZITHROMYCIN (NM) 1987-93
DeCS ID: 31627
Unique ID: D017963
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/04
Revision Date: 2016/07/01
Azithromycin - Preferred
Concept UI M0027129
Scope note A semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic structurally related to ERYTHROMYCIN. It has been used in the treatment of Mycobacterium avium intracellulare infections, toxoplasmosis, and cryptosporidiosis.
Preferred term Azithromycin
Entry term(s) Azythromycin
Sumamed - Narrower
Concept UI M0373675
Preferred term Sumamed
Toraseptol - Narrower
Concept UI M0442747
Preferred term Toraseptol
Vinzam - Narrower
Concept UI M0442748
Preferred term Vinzam
CP-62993 - Narrower
Concept UI M0352011
Preferred term CP-62993
Entry term(s) CP 62993
CP62993
Zithromax - Narrower
Concept UI M0027130
Preferred term Zithromax
Entry term(s) Azadose
Azitrocin
Ultreon
Zitromax
Azithromycin Dihydrate - Narrower
Concept UI M0329138
Preferred term Azithromycin Dihydrate
Entry term(s) Dihydrate, Azithromycin
Azithromycin Monohydrate - Narrower
Concept UI M0329139
Preferred term Azithromycin Monohydrate
Entry term(s) Monohydrate, Azithromycin
Goxal - Narrower
Concept UI M0442746
Preferred term Goxal
Zentavion - Narrower
Concept UI M0442749
Preferred term Zentavion



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