The main advantages of azithromycin and clarithromycin compared to erythromycin are less adverse effects and greater tissue penetration, stability against gastric pH, greater half-life, few pharmacological interactions and a greater post-antibiotic effect.
Las principales ventajas de azitromicina y claritromicina frente a eritromicina son: menos efectos adversos y mayor penetración tisular, estabilidad frente al pH gástrico, mayor semivida, escasas interacciones farmacológicas y un mayor efecto post-antibiótico.