Azithromycin, an azalide, a subclass of macrolide antibiotics, for oral administration. it inhibits protein synthesis,
by impair the elongation cycle of the peptidyl chain by specifically binding to the 50 S subunit of the ribosome.
Azyn ® Azithromycin is a broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic with a long half-life and a high degree of tissue
penetration.
Azyn ® Azithromycin covered Gram positive aerobes: Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, S. pyogenes
and Mycobacterium spp. Gram negative aerobes: H. influenzae, M. catarrhalis, Neisseria sp. and Bordetella pertussis.
Atypical Bacteria –excellent activity against atypical bacteria including: Chlamydia sp., Mycoplasma sp. and
Legionella pneumophila. Anaerobes: Bacillus cereus, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Gardnerella vaginalis, Pasteurella
multocida,…..
Azyn® Macrolides produce time-dependent killing: Macrolides stop bacterial growth by inhibiting protein synthesis
and translation, treating bacterial infections.
Azithromycin has additional immunomodulatory effects and has been used in chronic respiratory inflammatory diseases for this purpose.