Tao

Active Ingredient(s): Troleandomycin
FDA Approved: * May 27, 1969
Pharm Company: * PFIZER
Category: Antibiotics

Troleandomycin (TAO for short[1]) is a macrolide antibiotic. It was sold in Italy (branded Triocetin) and Turkey (branded Tekmisin). It is no longer sold in Italy as of 2018.[citation needed] The drug's mode of action is to bind to the ribosome, specifically in the tunnel through which the newly formed peptide egresses, thereby halting protein synthesis.[2] Troleandomycin is a CYP3A4 inhibitor that may cause drug interactions. References .mw-... [wikipedia]

* May have multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or labelers.
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