Is erythromycin a penicillin?

Answer:
No. Despite the similar sounding "-in" ending, erythromycin is not related to the penicillin class of drugs. Rather, erythromycin is macrolide, similar to Biaxin (clarithromycin) and Zithromax (azithromycin), among others.
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