Semisynthetic antibiotic group of macrolides for oral administration.Bacteriostatic action: binding to the 50S ribosomal subunit, inhibits the translocation and transpeptidation reaction, the formation of peptide bonds between the amino acids and the peptide chain inhibits protein synthesis by ribosomes, resulting in inhibiting the growth and reproduction of bacteria.
In vitro, the drug is sensitive to: Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcus), Neisseria meningitides (Meningococcus), Listeria monocytogenes, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Legionella pneumophila, Helicobacter pylori (Campylobacter), Gardnerella vaginalis, Bordetella pertussis, Moraxella catarrhalis (Branhaniella catarrhalis), Haemophilus ducreyi.
The following microorganisms. Variable sensitivity demonstrated in vitro: beta-hemolytic Streptococcus group A (Streptococcus pyogenes), Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenziae, Staphylococcus epidermidis.