Erythromycin

History
The antibiotic was launched commercially in 1952 under the brand name Ilosone (after the Philippine region of Iloilo where it was originally collected). Erythromycin was formerly also called Ilotycin. It got U.S. patent 2,653,899 in 1953.


 * 1) Formula- C37H67NO13
 * 2) Molar mass- 733.94 g·mol−1
 * 3) Biological half-life- 1.5 hours

Target illness
Erythromycin can be used to treat bacteria responsible for causing infections of the skin and upper respiratory tract, including Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Haemophilus and Corynebacterium genera.

Side effects
Gastrointestinal disturbances, such as diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, and vomiting, are very common because erythromycin is a motilin agonist.

Erythromycin related compounds

 * 1) Azithromycin
 * 2) Carbomycin
 * 3) Cethromycin
 * 4) Clarithromycin
 * 5) Dirithromycin
 * 6) Mitemcinal
 * 7) Oleandomycin
 * 8) Roxithromycin
 * 9) Spiramycin
 * 10) Telithromycin
 * 11) Tylosin

Cost
It is available as a generic medication and is inexpensive. The wholesale price is between 0.03 and 0.06 USD per pill. In the United States in 2014 the price increased to seven dollars per tablet.