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Is azythromycin like penicillin?

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No: It is a completely different class of antibiotics. Azithromycin is a macrolide. So if you're allergic to penicillins only, you can take azithromycin.

Dr Khanna agreed

Answered 6/24/2014

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No: It is a completely different class of antibiotics. Azithromycin is a macrolide. So if you're allergic to penicillins only, you can take azithromycin.

Dr Khanna agreed

Answered 6/24/2014

5.8k views

Thank

No: It is a completely different class of antibiotics. Azithromycin is a macrolide. So if you're allergic to penicillins only, you can take azithromycin.

Dr Ali and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/24/2014

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