Erythromycin is a type of macrolide antibiotic.
Erythromycin is the most popular drug used to prevent or treat a variety of bacterial infections.
Erythromycin is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections caused by bacteria, such as skin infections, throat infections, ear, intestine, gynecological, urinary tract, respiratory tract infections, including pneumonia, bronchitis, Legionnaires' disease (a type of lung infection). ), and pertussis (whooping cough), diphtheria (a serious throat infection), sexually transmitted diseases (STDs); and is also used to prevent recurrent rheumatic fever. Erythromycin is not for the treatment of flu, cold or other viral infections.