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No, it is a macrolide class antibiotic, related to erythromycin. Penicillins are part of a larger, more general class known as beta-lactams, named from the chemical ring structure that accounts for its active moiety.

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You can take it, if you are allergic to penicillin. You have to take the same for ten days. For dose, you are requested to consult the physician.


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Macrolide group of antibiotics can be taken if patient is allergic to penicillin. They have the same spectrum as that of penicillin. That is gram positive and negative cocci and gram positive bacilli. They are Erythromycin, Roxithromycin, Clarithromycin and Azithromycin.


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Is Erythromycin in penicillin group?

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