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Josamycin

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ATC code
  
J01FA07 (WHO)

PubChem CID
  
5284579

ChemSpider
  
4447629

CAS Number
  
16846-24-5

DrugBank
  
DB01321

Molar mass
  
827.995 g/mol

Josamycin

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International Drug Names

Medical vocabulary what does josamycin mean


Josamycin is a macrolide antibiotic. It is synthesized from strains of Streptomyces narbonensis var. josamyceticus var. nova

Contents

Currently sold in various countries.

Brand examples are:

Europe: Josalid, Josacine, Iosalide, Josamina. Russia: Wilprafen (Вильпрафен). Japan: Josamy.

How to pronounce josamycin


Adverse effects

There has been a case report of oedema of the feet.

References

Josamycin Wikipedia